Meeting time

Best time to meet: Montreal and Istanbul

Montreal is 8 hours behind Istanbul right now, so their working days do not overlap. The time that asks least of both is 8:30 AM in Montreal, which is 4:30 PM in Istanbul — one of you starts early or stays late.

Tue 10:59 AMMontreal · Eastern Standard TimeTue 6:59 PMIstanbul · Türkiye Standard Time
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Hour by hour

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

MontrealIstanbul
6 AM2 PMIstanbul at work
7 AM3 PMIstanbul at work
8 AM4 PMIstanbul at work
9 AM5 PMMontreal at work
10 AM6 PMMontreal at work
11 AM7 PMMontreal at work
12 PM8 PMMontreal at work
1 PM9 PMMontreal at work
2 PM10 PMMontreal at work
3 PM11 PMMontreal at work
4 PM12 AM next dayMontreal at work
5 PM1 AM next dayBoth off
6 PM2 AM next dayBoth off
7 PM3 AM next dayBoth off
8 PM4 AM next dayBoth off
9 PM5 AM next dayBoth off
10 PM6 AM next dayBoth off

When the clocks change

The gap moves when either city changes its clocks. The next twelve months:

DatesMontreal isBoth at work (Montreal time)Easiest (Montreal / Istanbul)
Now to March 14, 20278 hours behindNone8:30 AM / 4:30 PM
March 14, 2027 to November 7, 2027
clocks in Montreal go forward		7 hours behind9 AM–10 AM (1 hour)9 AM / 4 PM
November 7, 2027 onward
clocks in Montreal go back		8 hours behindNone8:30 AM / 4:30 PM

Montreal keeps the same clock as New York.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Istanbul when it is 9 AM in Montreal?
5 PM in Istanbul, while Montreal is 8 hours behind.
When is the best time for a call between Montreal and Istanbul?
8:30 AM in Montreal, which is 4:30 PM in Istanbul. Their working days do not overlap, so this is the fairest time for both.
Does the time difference between Montreal and Istanbul change during the year?
Yes — it changes 2 times in the next twelve months, when the clocks go forward or back; the dates are in the table above.

More cities

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