Best overlap: 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM in Austin is 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Istanbul.
8:00 AM to 10:00 AM in Austin is when Istanbul is also working, at 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM their time. Just 2 hours of shared hours means there's little margin — set 8:00 AM in Austin (4:00 PM in Istanbul) and start promptly. Watch the DST gap — when Austin changes its clocks and Istanbul stays the same, this window slides by an hour.
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