Turkey ↔ Los Angeles — time offset
Turkey is 10 hours ahead of Los Angeles. When Turkey clocks hit noon, Los Angeles reads 02:00.
Turkey runs on Europe/Istanbul; Los Angeles runs on America/Los_Angeles. Together they are 10 hours apart.
Mutual working hours
There is no business hours overlap between Turkey and Los Angeles during standard working hours (9:00–17:00). Meetings would require one party to work outside normal hours.
Best times to schedule a meeting
Turkey and Los Angeles have no shared working window. These slots minimize out-of-hours disruption for both sides.
16:00 Istanbul / 06:00 Los Angeles⚡ One side off-hours
⚠️ 3h before working hours in Los Angeles
19:00 Istanbul / 09:00 Los Angeles⚡ One side off-hours
⚠️ 3h after working hours in Istanbul
15:00 Istanbul / 05:00 Los Angeles⚡ One side off-hours
⚠️ 4h before working hours in Los Angeles
Working hours defined as 09:00–17:00 local time for each location.
Holiday calendar for both locations
⚡ Both locations have upcoming holidays, check availability before scheduling.
Los Angeles3 holidays
Nov 11Veterans Day
Nov 26Thanksgiving Day
Dec 25Christmas Day
Working across Turkey and Los Angeles
Turkey (Turkey) and Los Angeles (USA) are 10 hours apart — far enough that standard 9–5 schedules do not overlap. Any real-time meeting means someone is joining outside their normal hours.
💡 Best practice for cross-timezone meetings
⚡A 16:00 meeting in Turkey means 06:00 in Los Angeles (3h before working hours in Los Angeles).
⚡A 19:00 meeting in Turkey means 09:00 in Los Angeles (3h after working hours in Istanbul).
⚡A 15:00 meeting in Turkey means 05:00 in Los Angeles (4h before working hours in Los Angeles).
Since there is no natural overlap, the options above represent the most balanced compromise, minimizing out-of-hours inconvenience for both sides.
Avoid scheduling mistakes — especially around daylight saving changes. Use the ClockinSync Chrome Extension to instantly verify and compare both time zones directly in your browser, without manual calculations.
Add to your browser — Free →Need a specific time? Use the slider or type directly into the input bar — it understands "3pm", "15:30", and location-specific formats like "9am Turkey".
