The flight from San Diego (SAN) to Istanbul (IST) takes about 11h 32m nonstop on a widebody airliner, covering 6,882 miles (11,076 km).
Istanbul is 10 hours ahead of San Diego. You cross 10 time zones heading east. Eastbound trips like this one tend to be harder to adjust to, so plan for a day or two of jet lag.
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