Targu Mures to Istanbul: time difference

Istanbul is 1 h ahead of Targu Mures. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.

🇷🇴 Targu Mures, Romania

01

12:53 PM · Friday, November 6, 2026

  • Eastern European Standard Time
  • UTC+2
  • Daytime

☀️ 07:11 · 🌙 17:01 · 9 h 50 min

🇹🇷 Istanbul, Turkey

01

1:53 PM · Friday, November 6, 2026

  • Türkiye Standard Time
  • UTC+3
  • Daytime

☀️ 07:41 · 🌙 17:56 · 10 h 15 min

+1 h

One day, 2 clocks

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Targu Mures 12:53 12:53 PM Istanbul 13:53 1:53 PM
Targu Mures 12:53 12:53 PM Istanbul 13:53 1:53 PM You –:–
🇷🇴 Targu Mures

12:53 12:53 PM

Eastern European Standard Time · UTC+2

☀️ 07:11 · 🌙 17:01

🇹🇷 Istanbul

13:53 1:53 PM

Türkiye Standard Time · UTC+3

☀️ 07:41 · 🌙 17:56

⇄ Difference

+1 h

Istanbul is 1 h ahead of Targu Mures.

When you, Targu Mures and Istanbul are all at the desk

Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.

Working hours
🇷🇴 Targu Mures
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇹🇷 Istanbul
1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side

Detail 🇷🇴 Targu Mures 🇹🇷 Istanbul
Local time 12:53 13:53
Local date Friday, November 6, 2026 Friday, November 6, 2026
Time zone Eastern European Standard Time Türkiye Standard Time
UTC offset UTC+2 UTC+3
Offset from Targu Mures — +1 h
IANA zone Europe/Bucharest Europe/Istanbul
Daylight saving On standard time → UTC+3, Mar 28, 04:00 Not observed
Sunrise 07:11 07:41
Sunset 17:01 17:56
Daylight 9 h 50 min 10 h 15 min
People on this clock 134,290 15,701,602

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Targu Mures and Istanbul: common questions

What is the time difference between Targu Mures and Istanbul?
Istanbul is 1 hour ahead: it uses UTC+3, while Targu Mures is on UTC+2.
What time is it in Istanbul when it is 9:00 AM in Targu Mures?
When it is 9:00 AM in Targu Mures, it is 10:00 AM in Istanbul.
What time is it in Istanbul when it is 6:00 PM in Targu Mures?
When it is 6:00 PM in Targu Mures, it is 7:00 PM in Istanbul.
When is a good time to call Istanbul from Targu Mures?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Targu Mures – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Istanbul – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Istanbul?
From 11:00 PM in Targu Mures it is already the next day in Istanbul. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Istanbul it is still the previous day in Targu Mures.
Is the time difference between Targu Mures and Istanbul the same all year?
No. Only Targu Mures switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 28, 2027, Istanbul and Targu Mures will have the same time.
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