Ankara uses Europe/Istanbul — UTC+03:00 (+03) in standard time. It is located in Ankara, Turkey. The live clock shows the current local time and updates every second.
Everything you need to know about Ankara's time zone, UTC offset, and Daylight Saving Time schedule.
Ankara uses UTC+03:00 in standard time. This is the offset used outside the daylight saving period.
This zone does not observe daylight saving time and stays on UTC+03:00 year-round.
The official IANA time zone name for Ankara is Europe/Istanbul. This identifier is used in programming, operating systems and calendar applications worldwide.
No daylight saving transitions are scheduled for this zone.
Istanbul
Currency: Turkish Lira (TRY). Calling code: +90. Languages: Turkish.
Ankara is the capital city of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of over 5.3 million residents in its urban center, out of 6 million residents in Ankara Province. Ankara is Turkey's second-largest city by population after Istanbul.
Ankara was historically known as Ancyra and Angora. Serving as the capital of the ancient Celtic state of Galatia (280–64 BC), and later of the Roman province with the same name (25 BC–7th century), Ankara has various Hattian, Hittite, Lydian, Phrygian, Galatian, Greek, Persian, Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman archeological sites.
The Ottomans made the city the capital of the Anatolia Eyalet (1393 – late 15th century), the Angora Eyalet (1827–1864), and the Angora Vilayet (1867–1922). On 23 April 1920, the Grand National Assembly of Turkey was established in Ankara, which became the headquarters of the Turkish National Movement during the Turkish War of Independence.
Ankara became the new Turkish capital upon the establishment of the Republic on 29 October 1923, succeeding the former Ottoman capital Istanbul following the fall of the Ottoman Empire.
Source: Wikipedia contributors — Ankara. Adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see licence details. Reviewed by the TimeZoria AI Editorial Team.
3,517,182 residents (GeoNames city population; metro areas may be larger).
Ankara, Turkey.
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00 (+03).
No daylight saving time.
Turkish Lira (TRY) · +90.
Istanbul, Nicosia, Burgas
Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) about 26.1 km from the city coordinates. Source: OurAirports (public domain).
2024 averages: daily highs 20.0°C and lows 7.9°C. Warmest month: August (average high 32.5°C); coolest month: January (average low -1.3°C). Source: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Ankara has long been a productive agricultural region in Anatolia. In the Ottoman period, Ankara was well known for producing grain, cotton, and fruits. Source: Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 (adapted).
Region: Ankara · IANA zone: Europe/Istanbul · Open data sources and licence details: TimeZoria AI licenses.
Current time in major cities compared to Ankara. Times update live every second.
Note on DST transitions: The offsets shown above reflect the current live offset, which changes twice a year due to Daylight Saving Time. Different regions change their clocks on different dates, which means the difference between Ankara and another city can vary by 1 hour for a short period in spring and autumn. Always verify the exact time difference around DST transition dates for critical scheduling.
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