Turkey to Sofia: time difference
Sofia is 1 h behind Turkey. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Turkey 21:03 9:03 PM Sofia 20:03 8:03 PM You –:–
21:03 9:03 PM
Türkiye Standard Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:22 · 🌙 17:44
20:03 8:03 PM
Eastern European Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:06 · 🌙 17:16
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−1 h
Sofia is 1 h behind Turkey.
When you, Turkey and Sofia are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇹🇷 Turkey
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
🇧🇬 Sofia
23 11 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇹🇷 Turkey | 🇧🇬 Sofia |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:03 | 20:03 |
| Local date | Thursday, November 5, 2026 | Thursday, November 5, 2026 |
| Time zone | Türkiye Standard Time | Eastern European Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Turkey | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Istanbul | Europe/Sofia |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC+3, Mar 28, 04:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:22 | 07:06 |
| Sunset | 17:44 | 17:16 |
| Daylight | 10 h 21 min | 10 h 10 min |
| People on this clock | 85,372,377 | 1,286,383 |
Compare Turkey with another city
More comparisons with Turkey: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Turkey and Sofia: common questions
How many hours behind Turkey is Sofia?
The clocks in Sofia are 1 hour behind those in Turkey (UTC+2 and UTC+3).
What time is it in Sofia when it is 9:00 AM in Turkey?
When it is 9:00 AM in Turkey, it is 8:00 AM in Sofia.
If it is 6:00 PM in Turkey, what time is it in Sofia?
At 6:00 PM in Turkey, clocks in Sofia show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Sofia from Turkey?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Turkey – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Sofia – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Sofia?
Until 1:00 AM in Turkey it is still the previous day in Sofia. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Sofia it is already the next day in Turkey.
Is the time difference between Turkey and Sofia the same all year?
No. Only Sofia switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 28, 2027, Sofia and Turkey will have the same time.
