Meeting time

Best time to meet: Istanbul and Colombo

Istanbul is 2 hours 30 minutes behind Colombo right now. Their working days overlap for 5 hours 30 minutes: 9 AM to 2:30 PM in Istanbul, which is 11:30 AM to 5 PM in Colombo. The easiest time to meet is 11 AM in Istanbul (1:30 PM in Colombo).

Tue 6:57 PMIstanbul · Türkiye Standard TimeTue 9:27 PMColombo · India Standard Time
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Hour by hour

With the clocks as they are on November 10, 2026, Istanbul time on the left. A working day here is 9 AM to 5 PM.

IstanbulColombo
6 AM8:30 AMBoth off
7 AM9:30 AMColombo at work
8 AM10:30 AMColombo at work
9 AM11:30 AMBoth at work
10 AM12:30 PMBoth at work
11 AM1:30 PMEasiest time
12 PM2:30 PMBoth at work
1 PM3:30 PMBoth at work
2 PM4:30 PMBoth at work
3 PM5:30 PMIstanbul at work
4 PM6:30 PMIstanbul at work
5 PM7:30 PMBoth off
6 PM8:30 PMBoth off
7 PM9:30 PMBoth off
8 PM10:30 PMBoth off
9 PM11:30 PMBoth off
10 PM12:30 AM next dayBoth off

All year

The gap between Istanbul and Colombo does not move during the year, so the table above holds all year.

Colombo keeps the same clock as Bangalore.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Colombo when it is 9 AM in Istanbul?
11:30 AM in Colombo, while Istanbul is 2 hours 30 minutes behind.
When is the best time for a call between Istanbul and Colombo?
11 AM in Istanbul, which is 1:30 PM in Colombo. Both cities are at work from 9 AM to 2:30 PM Istanbul time.
Does the time difference between Istanbul and Colombo change during the year?
No. It stays 2 hours 30 minutes all year: the clocks either do not change or change on the same day in both.

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