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What is CET in TRT?

Turkey Time is 2 hours ahead

Central European Time is on UTC+1:00 and Turkey Time is on UTC+3:00 right now. The gap changes during the year — see below.

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TRT — Turkey Time

11:00 am

TRT, Sat

Time in Paris
9:29:24 AM
Time in Istanbul
11:29:24 AM
Difference
+2 h
Next clock change
March 28, 2027

When the difference changes

Central European Time and Turkey Time do not change their clocks on the same dates, so the gap between them is not the same all year. Most converters show only today’s figure. These are the periods ahead:

  1. Now – March 28, 2027Turkey Time is 2 hours ahead
  2. March 28, 2027 – October 31, 2027Turkey Time is 1 hour ahead
  3. October 31, 2027 – onwardsTurkey Time is 2 hours ahead

Periods shorter than a day are not listed. Each zone changes at its own local time, so on a date when both move there are a few hours when the gap is briefly something else.

Daylight saving

Central European Time

Sunday, March 28, 2027

Clocks go forward one hour — 2:00 am becomes 3:00 am local time, and the zone is on CEST after that.

Turkey Time

No clock changes

Turkey Time stays on TRT all year, so its offset from UTC never moves.

CET to TRT conversion table

Every hour of Saturday, November 7, 2026, converted from Central European Time to Turkey Time. 2 of the 24 hours fall on a different calendar day in Istanbul, which is marked.

12:00 am CET
2:00 am TRT
1:00 am CET
3:00 am TRT
2:00 am CET
4:00 am TRT
3:00 am CET
5:00 am TRT
4:00 am CET
6:00 am TRT
5:00 am CET
7:00 am TRT
6:00 am CET
8:00 am TRT
7:00 am CET
9:00 am TRT
8:00 am CET
10:00 am TRT
9:00 am CET
11:00 am TRT
10:00 am CET
12:00 pm TRT
11:00 am CET
1:00 pm TRT
12:00 pm CET
2:00 pm TRT
1:00 pm CET
3:00 pm TRT
2:00 pm CET
4:00 pm TRT
3:00 pm CET
5:00 pm TRT
4:00 pm CET
6:00 pm TRT
5:00 pm CET
7:00 pm TRT
6:00 pm CET
8:00 pm TRT
7:00 pm CET
9:00 pm TRT
8:00 pm CET
10:00 pm TRT
9:00 pm CET
11:00 pm TRT
10:00 pm CET
12:00 am TRT+1 day
11:00 pm CET
1:00 am TRT+1 day

Scheduling between the two

Working hours overlap from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm CET, which is 11:00 am to 6:00 pm TRT. Anything inside that window falls in the normal working day at both ends.

Central European Time (CET) is used in Berlin, Madrid, Rome, Amsterdam, Warsaw and Stockholm

Turkey Time (TRT) is used in all of Türkiye, on a permanent UTC+3 since 2016

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