Meeting time

Best time to meet: Stockholm and Istanbul

Stockholm is 2 hours behind Istanbul right now. Their working days overlap for 6 hours: 9 AM to 3 PM in Stockholm, which is 11 AM to 5 PM in Istanbul. The easiest time to meet is 11:30 AM in Stockholm (1:30 PM in Istanbul).

Tue 5:00 PMStockholm · Central European Standard TimeTue 7:00 PMIstanbul · Türkiye Standard Time
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Hour by hour

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

StockholmIstanbul
6 AM8 AMBoth off
7 AM9 AMIstanbul at work
8 AM10 AMIstanbul at work
9 AM11 AMBoth at work
10 AM12 PMBoth at work
11 AM1 PMBoth at work
12 PM2 PMBoth at work
1 PM3 PMBoth at work
2 PM4 PMBoth at work
3 PM5 PMStockholm at work
4 PM6 PMStockholm at work
5 PM7 PMBoth off
6 PM8 PMBoth off
7 PM9 PMBoth off
8 PM10 PMBoth off
9 PM11 PMBoth off
10 PM12 AM next dayBoth off

When the clocks change

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

DatesStockholm isBoth at work (Stockholm time)Easiest (Stockholm / Istanbul)
Now to March 28, 20272 hours behind9 AM–3 PM (6 hours)11:30 AM / 1:30 PM
March 28, 2027 to October 31, 2027
clocks in Stockholm go forward		1 hour behind9 AM–4 PM (7 hours)10 AM / 11 AM
October 31, 2027 onward
clocks in Stockholm go back		2 hours behind9 AM–3 PM (6 hours)11:30 AM / 1:30 PM

Stockholm keeps the same clock as Berlin.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Istanbul when it is 9 AM in Stockholm?
11 AM in Istanbul, while Stockholm is 2 hours behind.
When is the best time for a call between Stockholm and Istanbul?
11:30 AM in Stockholm, which is 1:30 PM in Istanbul. Both cities are at work from 9 AM to 3 PM Stockholm time.
Does the time difference between Stockholm 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.

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