[tz] [PATCH] Turkey begins DST on 2014-03-31, not 03-30.

Paul Eggert eggert at CS.UCLA.EDU
Tue Feb 18 06:20:59 UTC 2014


(Thanks to Faruk Pasin.)
* europe (Turkey): New rule for spring 2014.
(Europe/Istanbul): Use it.
* NEWS: Document this.
---
 NEWS   |  6 +++++-
 europe | 12 ++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index bbc2b74..d492295 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@ Unreleased, experimental changes
 
   Changes affecting near-future time stamps
 
-    Fiji ends DST on 2014-01-19 at 02:00, not the previously-scheduled 03:00.
+    Turkey begins DST on 2014-03-31, not 03-30.  (Thanks to Faruk Pasin.)
+
+  Changes affecting recent time stamps
+
+    Fiji ended DST on 2014-01-19 at 02:00, not the previously-scheduled 03:00.
     (Thanks to Steffen Thorsen.)
 
   Changes affecting code
diff --git a/europe b/europe
index a7b1676..fb17844 100644
--- a/europe
+++ b/europe
@@ -2754,6 +2754,15 @@ Zone	Europe/Zurich	0:34:08 -	LMT	1853 Jul 16 # See above comment.
 # http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/ekonomi/17230464.asp?gid=373
 # </a>
 
+# From Faruk Pasin (2014-02-14):
+# The DST for Turkey has been changed for this year because of the
+# Turkish Local election....
+# http://www.sabah.com.tr/Ekonomi/2014/02/12/yaz-saatinde-onemli-degisiklik
+# ... so Turkey will move clocks forward one hour on March 31 at 3:00 a.m.
+# From Paul Eggert (2014-02-17):
+# Here is an English-language source:
+# http://www.worldbulletin.net/turkey/129016/turkey-switches-to-daylight-saving-time-march-31
+
 # 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	-
@@ -2813,6 +2822,7 @@ Rule	Turkey	1986	1990	-	Sep	lastSun	2:00s	0	-
 Rule	Turkey	1991	2006	-	Mar	lastSun	1:00s	1:00	S
 Rule	Turkey	1991	1995	-	Sep	lastSun	1:00s	0	-
 Rule	Turkey	1996	2006	-	Oct	lastSun	1:00s	0	-
+Rule	Turkey	2014	only	-	Mar	31	1:00u	1:00	S
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
 Zone	Europe/Istanbul	1:55:52 -	LMT	1880
 			1:56:56	-	IMT	1910 Oct # Istanbul Mean Time?
@@ -2821,6 +2831,8 @@ Zone	Europe/Istanbul	1:55:52 -	LMT	1880
 			2:00	Turkey	EE%sT	2007
 			2:00	EU	EE%sT	2011 Mar 27 1:00u
 			2:00	-	EET	2011 Mar 28 1:00u
+			2:00	EU	EE%sT	2014 Jan 27
+			2:00	Turkey	EE%sT	2014 Apr
 			2:00	EU	EE%sT
 Link	Europe/Istanbul	Asia/Istanbul	# Istanbul is in both continents.
 
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