🇬🇷 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Eastern European Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 07:05 · 🌙 17:21 · 10 h 16 min
Thessaloniki to Istanbul: time difference
Istanbul is 1 h ahead of Thessaloniki. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Thessaloniki 10:28 10:28 AM Istanbul 11:28 11:28 AM You –:–
10:28 10:28 AM
Eastern European Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:05 · 🌙 17:21
11:28 11:28 AM
Türkiye Standard Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:41 · 🌙 17:56
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+1 h
Istanbul is 1 h ahead of Thessaloniki.
When you, Thessaloniki 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
🇬🇷 Thessaloniki
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 | 🇬🇷 Thessaloniki | 🇹🇷 Istanbul |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 10:28 | 11:28 |
| 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 Thessaloniki | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Athens | Europe/Istanbul |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC+3, Mar 28, 04:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:05 | 07:41 |
| Sunset | 17:21 | 17:56 |
| Daylight | 10 h 16 min | 10 h 15 min |
| People on this clock | 790,824 | 15,701,602 |
Compare Thessaloniki with another city
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Thessaloniki and Istanbul: common questions
How far ahead of Thessaloniki is Istanbul?
Istanbul is 1 hour ahead of Thessaloniki: UTC+3 against UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Thessaloniki, what time is it in Istanbul?
At 9:00 AM in Thessaloniki, clocks in Istanbul show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Istanbul at the end of the working day in Thessaloniki?
The working day in Thessaloniki ends at 6:00 PM; in Istanbul it is 7:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Istanbul from Thessaloniki?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Thessaloniki – 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 Thessaloniki 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 Thessaloniki.
Does the time difference between Thessaloniki and Istanbul change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Thessaloniki. From March 28, 2027, Istanbul and Thessaloniki will have the same time.
