Published 26-Mar-2008
Turkey will turn its clocks forward by one hour at 3am on March 30, 2008. However, it is uncertain as to if the nation will remain on daylight saving time throughout the year. This uncertainty was sparked by Turkish Energy Minister Hilmi Guler, who announced in March 2008 that the government considered implementing daylight saving time all year round, according to Anatolian Agency.
Debate among Government Agencies
After a meeting in Ankara, the Energy Minister told reporters about plans to implement daylight saving time all year round, although no decision has been made yet. Guler’s proposition sparked a reaction from the Turkish Foreign Ministry, which objected to the proposal, saying that such a plan would increase the time difference between Turkey and other countries in Europe and could have negative effect on trade relations.
Uncertainty on When Daylight Saving Ends
Turkey will observe daylight saving time on March 30, 2008, when the clocks move forward by one hour at 3am. Turkey will then be on Eastern European Summer Time (EEST), which is three hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). However, no date has yet been set as to when daylight saving time will end.
In the past, clocks were normally set back by one hour on the last weekend of October. However, the Turkish Cabinet has yet to announce when daylight saving will end in 2008. Due to this uncertainty, there will be no further changes to Turkey’s daylight saving time on Timeanddate.com until more information is received.
Daylight saving time has been implemented in Turkey in previous years to save electricity, to ensure Turkish time is in synchronization with times in most European countries, and to decrease the evening energy demand.
Dates of Daylight Saving Time 1980–2006
These are the dates Daylight Saving Time started and ended in Turkey since 1980.
| Year | Start date | End date | Daylight duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Apr 6 | Oct 13 | 27 weeks and 1 day |
| 1981 | Mar 29 | Oct 12 | 28 weeks and 1 day |
| 1982 | Mar 28 | Oct 11 | 28 weeks and 1 day |
| 1983 | Jul 31 | Oct 2 | 9 weeks |
| 1985 | Apr 20 | Sep 28 | 23 weeks |
| 1986 | Mar 30 | Sep 28 | 26 weeks |
| 1987 | Mar 29 | Sep 27 | 26 weeks |
| 1988 | Mar 27 | Sep 25 | 26 weeks |
| 1989 | Mar 26 | Sep 24 | 26 weeks |
| 1990 | Mar 25 | Sep 30 | 27 weeks |
| 1991 | Mar 31 | Sep 29 | 26 weeks |
| 1992 | Mar 29 | Sep 27 | 26 weeks |
| 1993 | Mar 28 | Sep 26 | 26 weeks |
| 1994 | Mar 27 | Sep 25 | 26 weeks |
| 1995 | Mar 26 | Sep 24 | 26 weeks |
| 1996 | Mar 31 | Oct 27 | 30 weeks |
| 1997 | Mar 30 | Oct 26 | 30 weeks |
| 1998 | Mar 29 | Oct 25 | 30 weeks |
| 1999 | Mar 28 | Oct 31 | 31 weeks |
| 2000 | Mar 26 | Oct 29 | 31 weeks |
| 2001 | Mar 25 | Oct 28 | 31 weeks |
| 2002 | Mar 31 | Oct 27 | 30 weeks |
| 2003 | Mar 30 | Oct 26 | 30 weeks |
| 2004 | Mar 28 | Oct 31 | 31 weeks |
| 2005 | Mar 27 | Oct 30 | 31 weeks |
| 2006 | Mar 26 | Oct 29 | 31 weeks |
| 2007 | Mar 25 | Oct 28 | 31 weeks |
| 2008 | Mar 30 | Oct 26 | 30 weeks |
More time zone news
- Europe Embarks on Daylight Saving Schedule 2008
- UK Debates to Extend Daylight Saving for Entire Year
- France and Spain kicks into “Double Summer Time”
More information
- Time Zone News
- About Daylight Saving Time
- List of countries that observe Daylight Saving Time in 2008
- Time Zone Abbreviations
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