The time difference between the UK and Turkey varies depending on the time of year: in summer, Turkey is 2 hours ahead of the UK, while in winter the difference is 3 hours. This is because Turkey remains on GMT+3 all year round, while the UK switches between daylight saving time and standard time.
What time is it in Turkey compared to the UK?
Since Turkey is 2 hours ahead of the UK during daylight saving time (spring–summer) and 3 hours ahead in winter, what time is it in Turkey compared to the UK?
For example, if it is 12:00 in London, it will be 14:00 in Istanbul during the summer and 15:00 in winter.
Why is there a time difference between the United Kingdom and Turkey?
The UK, like the rest of Europe, carries out the time change in the early hours of the last weekend in March, setting clocks forward one hour to adjust to daylight saving time. This means that Turkey and the UK are separated by just 2 hours, and not 3 hours as it had been since October.
The reason is that since October 2016 Turkey no longer makes time change and keeps summer time all year round: that is, Turkish time is always GMT+3; in this way, when the United Kingdom sets its clocks back in October and abandons British Summer Time, the time difference with Turkey is extended to 3 hours.
The Turkish government’s decision to keep the same time all year round is firm and definitive, while the EU is still debating whether to end this controversial practice that disrupts sleep rhythms: despite the debate that started a few years ago, the reality is that for now there are no concrete plans to end time change in Europe.
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Pablo Gómez is a specialist in Turkey and has been editor-in-chief of Hispanatolia since 2011. He has been analysing current affairs and geopolitics in Turkey and the surrounding region since 2006.
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