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Clock Changes in Ankara, Turkey 2012

Last change: 2016
Sep
7
DST end

Sep 7, 2016, 12:00 midnight

Start DST: Sunday, March 25, 2012 — 1 hour forward
End DST: Sunday, October 28, 2012 — 1 hour backward
Location of AnkaraLocation

Mar 25

Forward 1 hour

Mar 25, 2012 - Daylight Saving Time Started

When local standard time was about to reach
Sunday, March 25, 2012, 3:00:00 am clocks were turned forward 1 hour to
Sunday, March 25, 2012, 4:00:00 am local daylight time instead.

Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour later on Mar 25, 2012 than the day before. There was more light in the evening and less light in the morning.

Also called Spring Forward, Summer Time, and Daylight Savings Time.

More info:
Turkey May Use DST All Year
Turkey Reintroduces Daylight Saving Time (Canceled)
Turkey Will Not Reintroduce DST Changes
Turkey Stays on Daylight Saving Time for Good

Oct 28

Back 1 hour

Oct 28, 2012 - Daylight Saving Time Ended

When local daylight time was about to reach
Sunday, October 28, 2012, 4:00:00 am clocks were turned backward 1 hour to
Sunday, October 28, 2012, 3:00:00 am local standard time instead.

Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour earlier on Oct 28, 2012 than the day before. There was more light in the morning and less light in the evening.

Also called Fall Back and Winter Time.

More info:
Sunday, Oct 28, 2012: Most Europeans turn clocks back as DST ends
Turkey Reintroduces Daylight Saving Time (Canceled)
Turkey Will Not Reintroduce DST Changes
Turkey Stays on Daylight Saving Time for Good

Other years: 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015

Daylight Saving Time in Other Years

DST changes do not necessarily occur on the same date every year.

YearDST Start (Clock Forward)DST End (Clock Backward)
2010Sunday, March 28, 3:00 amSunday, October 31, 4:00 am
2011Monday, March 28, 3:00 amSunday, October 30, 4:00 am
2012Sunday, March 25, 3:00 amSunday, October 28, 4:00 am
2013Sunday, March 31, 3:00 amSunday, October 27, 4:00 am
2014Monday, March 31, 3:00 amSunday, October 26, 4:00 am
2015Sunday, March 29, 3:00 amSunday, November 8, 4:00 am
2016Sunday, March 27, 3:00 amWednesday, September 7, 12:00 midnight
2017 — 2019DST not observed
All times are local for Ankara.

Data for the years before 1970 is not available for Ankara, however, we have earlier time zone history for Istanbul available.

Detailed time zone and clock changes in Ankara