From 3e31dbe52b8730ed762880e88bf4c68ac00b8cc3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Eggert Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2016 23:35:52 -0700 Subject: [PROPOSED PATCH] Turkey switched from +02/+03 to permanent +03 The change is effective 2016-09-07. (Thanks to Burak AYDIN.) * NEWS, europe (Europe/Istanbul): Document and implement this. --- NEWS | 4 ++++ europe | 13 +++++++++++-- 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index d7ba940..a4af3b2 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ Unreleased, experimental changes Changes to future time stamps + Turkey switched from EET/EEST (+02/+03) to permanent +03, + effective 2016-09-07. (Thanks to Burak AYDIN.) Use "+03" rather + than an invented abbreviation for the new time. + New leap second 2016-12-31 23:59:60 UTC as per IERS Bulletin C 52. (Thanks to Tim Parenti.) diff --git a/europe b/europe index 21d3a71..c58bfb4 100644 --- a/europe +++ b/europe @@ -3489,6 +3489,14 @@ Zone Europe/Zurich 0:34:08 - LMT 1853 Jul 16 # See above comment. # Engineered Standard Time," said Twitter user @aysekarahasan. # http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34631326 +# From Burak AYDIN (2016-09-08): +# Turkey will stay in Daylight Saving Time even in winter.... +# http://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/eskiler/2016/09/20160908-2.pdf +# +# From Paul Eggert (2016-09-07): +# The change is permanent, so this is the new standard time in Turkey. +# It takes effect today, which is not much notice. + # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Turkey 1916 only - May 1 0:00 1:00 S Rule Turkey 1916 only - Oct 1 0:00 0 - @@ -3552,7 +3560,7 @@ Rule Turkey 1996 2006 - Oct lastSun 1:00s 0 - Zone Europe/Istanbul 1:55:52 - LMT 1880 1:56:56 - IMT 1910 Oct # Istanbul Mean Time? 2:00 Turkey EE%sT 1978 Oct 15 - 3:00 Turkey TR%sT 1985 Apr 20 # Turkey Time + 3:00 Turkey +03/+04 1985 Apr 20 # Turkey Time 2:00 Turkey EE%sT 2007 2:00 EU EE%sT 2011 Mar 27 1:00u 2:00 - EET 2011 Mar 28 1:00u @@ -3560,7 +3568,8 @@ Zone Europe/Istanbul 1:55:52 - LMT 1880 2:00 - EET 2014 Mar 31 1:00u 2:00 EU EE%sT 2015 Oct 25 1:00u 2:00 1:00 EEST 2015 Nov 8 1:00u - 2:00 EU EE%sT + 2:00 EU EE%sT 2016 Sep 7 + 3:00 - +03 Link Europe/Istanbul Asia/Istanbul # Istanbul is in both continents. # Ukraine -- 2.7.4