Melbourne to Istanbul time
Istanbul is 8 hours behind Melbourne.
Time difference between Melbourne and Istanbul
Istanbul is 8 hours behind Melbourne. Melbourne is on Australian Eastern Daylight Time (UTC+11:00) and Istanbul is on Türkiye Standard Time (UTC+03:00).
The gap is not constant. Because of daylight saving it varies from 7 hours to 8 hours over the year.
Convert Melbourne time to Istanbul time
These examples use the current offsets, UTC+11:00 for Melbourne and UTC+03:00 for Istanbul. Use the converter above for any other time or date.
Istanbul is behind, so from midnight to 8:00 AM in Melbourne it is still the previous calendar day in Istanbul.
| Melbourne time | Istanbul time |
|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | 10:00 PM (previous day) |
| 9:00 AM | 1:00 AM |
| 12:00 PM | 4:00 AM |
| 3:00 PM | 7:00 AM |
| 6:00 PM | 10:00 AM |
| 9:00 PM | 1:00 PM |
Best time to call or meet: Melbourne and Istanbul working hours
The standard 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM working days in Melbourne and Istanbul do not overlap.
Between 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM, both cities are awake from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM in Melbourne (8:00 AM to 12:00 PM in Istanbul), which usually means an early start or a late finish for one side.
Weekends, public holidays and local working weeks differ by country, so check those before booking.
Daylight saving time in Melbourne and Istanbul
Melbourne observes daylight saving time. Its next change is on Apr 4, 2027 at 3:00 AM, when clocks go back 1 hour (UTC+11:00 to UTC+10:00).
Istanbul does not change its clocks for daylight saving, so its UTC offset stays the same all year.