Türkiye · TRT
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Van, 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 Van 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 Van lines up with 09:00–11:00 in New York. There is a 2-hour difference between Van 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 Van lines up with 09:00–16:00 in London. There is a 6-hour difference between Van 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 Van 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 Van.
Practical Info
Van (Türkiye) is home to roughly 1.1M people. Today brings about 14.9 hours of daylight: sunrise at 04:42, sunset at 19:36. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+3 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 38° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
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Türkiye
Capital
Ankara
Continent
Europe & Asia
Time Zone
TRT · Europe/Istanbul
Coordinates
38.49°N, 43.38°E
Currency
TRY (₺)
Calling Code
+90
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Turkish
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Lake Van covers about 3,570 square kilometres with no outlet, which has made it strongly alkaline — soda-rich enough that it was once used for washing. Only one fish species, the inci kefali, can live in it.
The clock: Van keeps UTC+3. The Van cat, with its odd-coloured eyes, swims voluntarily — unusual enough that the university runs a research house for the breed.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
9h overlapSame timezone as your location.