[tz] Turkey to delay DST

Randal L. Schwartz merlyn at stonehenge.com
Tue Apr 15 22:42:36 UTC 2014


>>>>> "Neil" == Neil Masson <NMASSON at uk.ibm.com> writes:

Neil> "The Turkish government has just announced that Daylight Saving Time (DST) 
Neil> will begin at 3:00 a.m. (03:00) local time on Monday, March 31, 2014, when 
Neil> clocks will be turned forward one hour to 4:00 a.m. (04:00). This is one 
Neil> day later than anticipated. Turkey's normal DST schedule is synchronized 
Neil> with that of most European countries. "

Neil> http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/turkey-starts-dst-2014.html

Having landed on a flight from the states to Istanbul (via AMS) on March
31, I can tell you that NOBODY (even the airlines) respected this
timezone DST change delay.  Maybe the word just didn't get out in time.

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