Time difference between Chicago and Istanbul
Chicago is 8 h behind Istanbul.
See the current local time in Chicago and Istanbul side by side. The difference updates live and automatically accounts for daylight saving time.
When it is 12:00 noon in Chicago, the clock in Istanbul shows 20:00. Business hours (9:00–17:00) in the two cities do not overlap — one side has to take the call early in the morning or late in the evening. As the crow flies, the two cities are about 8,810 km (5,470 mi) apart — roughly 11 h nonstop by plane.