Time in Turkey

[1] It was also in use in Northern Cyprus until it reverted to Eastern European Time (EET) in October 2017.

[4] This necessitated adjusting the clocks daily, although tower clocks were only reset two or three times a week,[5] and the precise time varied from one location to another depending on latitude and longitude.

In September 2016, the decision to stay on UTC+03:00 (summer time) year-round was enacted.

[7] However, in October 2017, the Turkish government announced that starting the next month, on 28 October 2018, the country would revert to EET and EEST,[8] but this sudden decision was reversed in November 2017.

[9] In October 2018, a presidential decree announced that the UTC+03:00 would remain the year-round permanent time zone for the country.

Time in Europe :
Light Blue Western European Time / Greenwich Mean Time ( UTC )
Blue Western European Time / Greenwich Mean Time ( UTC )
Western European Summer Time / British Summer Time / Irish Standard Time ( UTC+1 )
Red Central European Time ( UTC+1 )
Central European Summer Time ( UTC+2 )
Yellow Eastern European Time / Kaliningrad Time ( UTC+2 )
Ochre Eastern European Time ( UTC+2 )
Eastern European Summer Time ( UTC+3 )
Green Moscow Time / Turkey Time ( UTC+3 )
Turquoise Armenia Time / Azerbaijan Time / Georgia Time / Samara Time ( UTC+4 )
▉ ▉ ▉ ▉ Pale colours: Standard time observed all year
▉ ▉ ▉ Dark colours: Summer time observed
Ten men in suits, most in red fezes, wait before three ticket windows. Over them, two clockfaces. The postcard has the French text "Constantinople. Poste Impériale Ottomane.
This postcard of the Constantinople General Post Office in 1909 features two clocks, one in Turkish time ( alaturka saat ) and another in Western European time ( alafranga saat ).