2024 time change dates for Turkey
Turkey does not observe Daylight Saving Time
Turkey stopped changing its clocks in 2016 and stays on UTC+3 permanently.
Turkey stays on TRT for the whole year.
Countdown to the next change
Background
- The spring transition is associated with a measurable short-term rise in heart attacks and fatal traffic crashes, an effect researchers attribute to the lost hour of sleep rather than the clock itself.
- Roughly 70 countries use some form of DST, but they are concentrated in Europe and North America. Most of Africa and Asia do not.
- Russia experimented with permanent summer time from 2011 to 2014 before settling on permanent standard time.
Tips for Turkey
Use the extra evening daylight in summer for outdoor activities and vitamin D.
Update your car clock, microwave, and other manual clocks that don't auto-update.
Take advantage of the 'extra' hour in fall to catch up on sleep or tackle a project.
Consider the time change when scheduling meetings with people in other time zones.
Frequently asked questions
When do the clocks change in Turkey in 2024?
They do not. Turkey does not observe Daylight Saving Time.
Which way do the clocks go?
"Spring forward, fall back" is the usual mnemonic: forward one hour in spring, back one hour in autumn.
Do I have to change anything myself?
Phones, computers and anything that syncs over the internet update on their own. Car clocks, ovens, microwaves and older wall clocks generally do not.
Is Daylight Saving Time being scrapped?
It has been proposed in many places and adopted in few. The European Parliament voted in 2019 to end mandatory clock changes and the change has stalled; in the United States the Sunshine Protection Act has repeatedly passed the Senate without becoming law. Most of the world that changes its clocks is still changing them.