Türkiye · TRT
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Balıkesir, Türkiye runs on UTC+3. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+3 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 7-hour difference between Balıkesir and New York. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 2 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 16:00–18:00 in Balıkesir lines up with 09:00–11:00 in New York. There is a 2-hour difference between Balıkesir and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 7 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 11:00–18:00 in Balıkesir lines up with 09:00–16:00 in London. There is a 6-hour difference between Balıkesir and Tokyo. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 3 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 09:00–12:00 in Balıkesir lines up with 15:00–18:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Moscow, Athens, Istanbul. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Balıkesir.
Practical Info
Balıkesir (Türkiye) is home to roughly 1.3M people. Today brings about 15.0 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:42, sunset at 20:42. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+3 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 40° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
Türkiye
Capital
Ankara
Continent
Europe & Asia
Time Zone
TRT · Europe/Istanbul
Coordinates
39.65°N, 27.89°E
Currency
TRY (₺)
Calling Code
+90
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Turkish
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Ayvalık and Edremit in Balıkesir province produce a large share of Türkiye's olive oil, from groves that have been worked since antiquity. Türkiye is among the world's top five olive oil producers.
The clock: Balıkesir keeps UTC+3. The Kaz Dağları behind the coast were the Mount Ida of the Iliad, where the judgement of Paris was set.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
9h overlapSame timezone as your location.