Time difference between Istanbul and Singapore
Singapore is currently 5 hours ahead of Istanbul. The best shared working window is 06:00–10:00 UTC, 4 hours of it. The table below shows the hours side by side.
Your team keeps different hours?
National conventions are the default and the public figure. Change them here for your own answer — the chart, the window and the calendar file all follow.
Not on that day. Saturday is a rest day in both Istanbul and Singapore. The hours above are what you would share on a day you are both at work.
| Istanbul | Singapore | |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 05:00 | |
| 01:00 | 06:00 | |
| 02:00 | 07:00 | |
| 03:00 | 08:00 | |
| 04:00 | 09:00 | |
| 05:00 | 10:00 | |
| 06:00 | 11:00 | |
| 07:00 | 12:00 | |
| 08:00 | 13:00 | |
| 09:00 | 14:00 | both at work |
| 10:00 | 15:00 | both at work |
| 11:00 | 16:00 | both at work |
| 12:00 | 17:00 | both at work |
| 13:00 | 18:00 | |
| 14:00 | 19:00 | |
| 15:00 | 20:00 | |
| 16:00 | 21:00 | |
| 17:00 | 22:00 | |
| 18:00 | 23:00 | |
| 19:00 | 00:00 | |
| 20:00 | 01:00 | |
| 21:00 | 02:00 | |
| 22:00 | 03:00 | |
| 23:00 | 04:00 |
The difference adjusts automatically for daylight saving in both places. Living in Istanbul and working with Singapore? See the rhythm score for basing there.
The working week
- Istanbul
- 09:00 to 18:00, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.
- Singapore
- 09:00 to 18:00, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.
Sources and last check
Times, offsets and sun positions on this page are computed live from the IANA timezone database and the NOAA solar algorithm, so they do not depend on the review dates below.
- Working hours and weekend days for 55 countries
- Source: Published national labour conventions and government working-hours guidance. Last checked, reviewed every 12 months.
Not covered:A national convention, not any given employer. Countries not listed fall back to a nine-to-five, Monday to Friday default, and pages say so rather than implying we checked.
FAQ
How many hours between Istanbul and Singapore?
Singapore is 5 hours ahead of Istanbul (+5 hours).
When is the best time for a meeting?
Around 06:00–10:00 UTC, when both working days overlap — Istanbul works 09:00–18:00 and Singapore works 09:00–18:00, each in their own local time.