Time difference between Istanbul and Los Angeles
Compare the current local time in Istanbul and Los Angeles, see when your working hours overlap, and convert any specific hour between the two timezones.
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Working-hours overlap
When Istanbul's 9:00–18:00 business hours overlap with Los Angeles's.
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Los Angeles working hours
Overlap (both working)
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🇺🇸 Los Angeles
Scheduling across Istanbul and Los Angeles
Scheduling between Istanbul and Los Angeles is hard. Their standard business hours do not overlap on the same day, with the smallest gap running 1 hour between Istanbul closing at 18:00 local and Los Angeles opening at 09:00 local. Practical bridging slots: an early Los Angeles start at 08:00 (catching Istanbul just at close, 18:00), or a late Istanbul call at 19:00 (catching Los Angeles at opening, 09:00).
Quick reference
| 🇹🇷 Istanbul | 🇺🇸 Los Angeles | In Los Angeles it's… |
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| 06:00 — Early morning | — | — |
| 09:00 — Start of work | — | — |
| 12:00 — Lunchtime | — | — |
| 15:00 — Mid-afternoon | — | — |
| 17:00 — End of work | — | — |
| 20:00 — Evening | — | — |
Daylight saving status
🇹🇷 Istanbul
Istanbul does not observe daylight saving time. The local offset is fixed year-round.
🇺🇸 Los Angeles
Currently in PDT (daylight saving)
Clocks go back to PST
on Sunday 1 November 2026