[tz] [PROPOSED] Northern Cyprus to reintroduce winter time

[Paul Eggert]

* NEWS, asia (Asia/Famagusta): Switch back to +02/+03
with EU rules.
---
 NEWS | 7 ++++++-
 asia | 9 ++++++++-
 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index d570ec7..4e98ef7 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ News for the tz database
 
 Unreleased, experimental changes
 
-  Briefly: Fiji ends DST 2018-01-14, not 2018-01-21.
+  Briefly:
+  Northern Cyprus switches from +03 to +02/+03 on 2017-10-29.
+  Fiji ends DST 2018-01-14, not 2018-01-21.
   Namibia switches from +01/+02 to +02 on 2018-04-01.
   Sudan switches from +03 to +02 on 2017-11-01.
   Turks & Caicos switches from -04 to -05/-04 on 2018-11-04.
@@ -11,6 +13,9 @@ Unreleased, experimental changes
 
   Changes to future time stamps
 
+    Northern Cyprus has decided to resume EU rules starting
+    2017-10-29, thus reinstituting winter time.
+
     Fiji ends DST 2018-01-14 instead of the 2018-01-21 previously
     predicted.  (Thanks to Dominic Fok.)  Adjust future predictions
     accordingly.
diff --git a/asia b/asia
index 5ce916d..ac39af3 100644
--- a/asia
+++ b/asia
@@ -785,6 +785,12 @@ Zone	Asia/Macau	7:34:20 -	LMT	1912 Jan  1
 # Looks like the time zone split in Cyprus went through last night.
 # http://cyprus-mail.com/2016/10/30/cyprus-new-division-two-time-zones-now-reality/
 
+# From Paul Eggert (2017-10-18):
+# Northern Cyprus will reinstate winter time on October 29, thus
+# staying in sync with the rest of Cyprus.  See: Anastasiou A.
+# Cyprus to remain united in time.  Cyprus Mail 2017-10-17.
+# https://cyprus-mail.com/2017/10/17/cyprus-remain-united-time/
+
 # Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
 Rule	Cyprus	1975	only	-	Apr	13	0:00	1:00	S
 Rule	Cyprus	1975	only	-	Oct	12	0:00	0	-
@@ -802,7 +808,8 @@ Zone	Asia/Nicosia	2:13:28 -	LMT	1921 Nov 14
 Zone	Asia/Famagusta	2:15:48	-	LMT	1921 Nov 14
 			2:00	Cyprus	EE%sT	1998 Sep
 			2:00	EUAsia	EE%sT	2016 Sep  8
-			3:00	-	+03
+			3:00	-	+03	2017 Oct 29 1:00u
+			2:00	EUAsia	EE%sT
 
 # Classically, Cyprus belongs to Asia; e.g. see Herodotus, Histories, I.72.
 # However, for various reasons many users expect to find it under Europe.
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