Meeting time

Best time to meet: Shenzhen and Istanbul

Shenzhen is 5 hours ahead of Istanbul right now. Their working days overlap for 3 hours: 2 PM to 5 PM in Shenzhen, which is 9 AM to 12 PM in Istanbul. The easiest time to meet is 3 PM in Shenzhen (10 AM in Istanbul).

Tue 11:58 PMShenzhen · China Standard TimeTue 6:58 PMIstanbul · Türkiye Standard Time
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Hour by hour

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

ShenzhenIstanbul
6 AM1 AMBoth off
7 AM2 AMBoth off
8 AM3 AMBoth off
9 AM4 AMShenzhen at work
10 AM5 AMShenzhen at work
11 AM6 AMShenzhen at work
12 PM7 AMShenzhen at work
1 PM8 AMShenzhen at work
2 PM9 AMBoth at work
3 PM10 AMEasiest time
4 PM11 AMBoth at work
5 PM12 PMIstanbul at work
6 PM1 PMIstanbul at work
7 PM2 PMIstanbul at work
8 PM3 PMIstanbul at work
9 PM4 PMIstanbul at work
10 PM5 PMBoth off

All year

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

Shenzhen keeps the same clock as Singapore.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Istanbul when it is 9 AM in Shenzhen?
4 AM in Istanbul, while Shenzhen is 5 hours ahead.
When is the best time for a call between Shenzhen and Istanbul?
3 PM in Shenzhen, which is 10 AM in Istanbul. Both cities are at work from 2 PM to 5 PM Shenzhen time.
Does the time difference between Shenzhen and Istanbul change during the year?
No. It stays 5 hours all year: the clocks either do not change or change on the same day in both.

More cities

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