Print this page
7481 Update zoneinfo to 2016h

@@ -73,12 +73,11 @@
 #        0:20       NET NEST      Netherlands (1937-1940)*
 #        1:00       BST           British Standard (1968-1971)
 #        1:00       CET CEST CEMT Central Europe
 #        1:00:14    SET           Swedish (1879-1899)*
 #        2:00       EET EEST      Eastern Europe
-#        3:00       FET           Further-eastern Europe (2011-2014)*
-#        3:00       MSK MSD  MSM* Minsk, Moscow
+#        3:00       MSK MSD       Moscow
 
 # From Peter Ilieve (1994-12-04),
 # The original six [EU members]: Belgium, France, (West) Germany, Italy,
 # Luxembourg, the Netherlands.
 # Plus, from 1 Jan 73: Denmark, Ireland, United Kingdom.

@@ -581,34 +580,47 @@
 Rule    E-Eur   1978    only    -       Oct      1       0:00   0       -
 Rule    E-Eur   1979    1995    -       Sep     lastSun  0:00   0       -
 Rule    E-Eur   1981    max     -       Mar     lastSun  0:00   1:00    S
 Rule    E-Eur   1996    max     -       Oct     lastSun  0:00   0       -
 
+
+# Daylight saving time for Russia and the Soviet Union
+#
+# The 1917-1921 decree URLs are from Alexander Belopolsky (2016-08-23).
+
 # Rule  NAME    FROM    TO      TYPE    IN      ON      AT      SAVE    LETTER/S
 Rule    Russia  1917    only    -       Jul      1      23:00   1:00    MST  # Moscow Summer Time
+#
+# Decree No. 142 (1917-12-22) http://istmat.info/node/28137
 Rule    Russia  1917    only    -       Dec     28       0:00   0       MMT  # Moscow Mean Time
+#
+# Decree No. 497 (1918-05-30) http://istmat.info/node/30001
 Rule    Russia  1918    only    -       May     31      22:00   2:00    MDST # Moscow Double Summer Time
 Rule    Russia  1918    only    -       Sep     16       1:00   1:00    MST
+#
+# Decree No. 258 (1919-05-29) http://istmat.info/node/37949
 Rule    Russia  1919    only    -       May     31      23:00   2:00    MDST
-Rule    Russia  1919    only    -       Jul      1       2:00   1:00    MSD
+#
+Rule    Russia  1919    only    -       Jul      1       0:00u  1:00    MSD
 Rule    Russia  1919    only    -       Aug     16       0:00   0       MSK
+#
+# Decree No. 63 (1921-02-03) http://istmat.info/node/45840
 Rule    Russia  1921    only    -       Feb     14      23:00   1:00    MSD
-Rule    Russia  1921    only    -       Mar     20      23:00   2:00    MSM  # Midsummer
+#
+# Decree No. 121 (1921-03-07) http://istmat.info/node/45949
+Rule    Russia  1921    only    -       Mar     20      23:00   2:00    +05
+#
 Rule    Russia  1921    only    -       Sep      1       0:00   1:00    MSD
 Rule    Russia  1921    only    -       Oct      1       0:00   0       -
 # Act No. 925 of the Council of Ministers of the USSR (1980-10-24):
 Rule    Russia  1981    1984    -       Apr      1       0:00   1:00    S
 Rule    Russia  1981    1983    -       Oct      1       0:00   0       -
 # Act No. 967 of the Council of Ministers of the USSR (1984-09-13), repeated in
 # Act No. 227 of the Council of Ministers of the USSR (1989-03-14):
-Rule    Russia  1984    1991    -       Sep     lastSun  2:00s  0       -
-Rule    Russia  1985    1991    -       Mar     lastSun  2:00s  1:00    S
+Rule    Russia  1984    1995    -       Sep     lastSun  2:00s  0       -
+Rule    Russia  1985    2010    -       Mar     lastSun  2:00s  1:00    S
 #
-Rule    Russia  1992    only    -       Mar     lastSat  23:00  1:00    S
-Rule    Russia  1992    only    -       Sep     lastSat  23:00  0       -
-Rule    Russia  1993    2010    -       Mar     lastSun  2:00s  1:00    S
-Rule    Russia  1993    1995    -       Sep     lastSun  2:00s  0       -
 Rule    Russia  1996    2010    -       Oct     lastSun  2:00s  0       -
 # As described below, Russia's 2014 change affects Zone data, not Rule data.
 
 # From Stepan Golosunov (2016-03-07):
 # Wikipedia and other sources refer to the Act of the Council of

@@ -628,10 +640,18 @@
 # second time belt rules without extra hour (Moscow-1);
 # b) Astrakhan, Kirov, Kuybyshev, Ulyanovsk oblasts: second time belt
 # rules (Moscow time)
 # c) Uralsk oblast: third time belt rules (Moscow+1).
 
+# From Stepan Golosunov (2016-03-27):
+# Unamended version of the act of the
+# Government of the Russian Federation No. 23 from 08.01.1992
+# http://pravo.gov.ru/proxy/ips/?docbody=&nd=102014034&rdk=0
+# says that every year clocks were to be moved forward on last Sunday
+# of March at 2 hours and moved backwards on last Sunday of September
+# at 3 hours.  It was amended in 1996 to replace September with October.
+
 # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2011-06-14):
 # According to Kremlin press service, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev
 # signed a federal law "On calculation of time" on June 9, 2011.
 # According to the law Russia is abolishing daylight saving time.
 #

@@ -749,10 +769,18 @@
                         1:00    -       CET     1946
                         1:00    Austria CE%sT   1981
                         1:00    EU      CE%sT
 
 # Belarus
+#
+# From Stepan Golosunov (2016-07-02):
+# http://www.lawbelarus.com/repub/sub30/texf9611.htm
+# (Act of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus from
+# 1992-03-25 No. 157) ... says clocks were to be moved forward at 2:00
+# on last Sunday of March and backward at 3:00 on last Sunday of September
+# (the same as previous USSR and contemporary Russian regulations).
+#
 # From Yauhen Kharuzhy (2011-09-16):
 # By latest Belarus government act Europe/Minsk timezone was changed to
 # GMT+3 without DST (was GMT+2 with DST).
 #
 # Sources (Russian language):

@@ -761,27 +789,21 @@
 # http://news.tut.by/society/250578.html
 #
 # From Alexander Bokovoy (2014-10-09):
 # Belarussian government decided against changing to winter time....
 # http://eng.belta.by/all_news/society/Belarus-decides-against-adjusting-time-in-Russias-wake_i_76335.html
-# From Paul Eggert (2014-10-08):
-# Hence Belarus can share time zone abbreviations with Moscow again.
 #
 # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
 Zone    Europe/Minsk    1:50:16 -       LMT     1880
                         1:50    -       MMT     1924 May  2 # Minsk Mean Time
                         2:00    -       EET     1930 Jun 21
                         3:00    -       MSK     1941 Jun 28
                         1:00    C-Eur   CE%sT   1944 Jul  3
                         3:00    Russia  MSK/MSD 1990
                         3:00    -       MSK     1991 Mar 31  2:00s
-                        2:00    1:00    EEST    1991 Sep 29  2:00s
-                        2:00    -       EET     1992 Mar 29  0:00s
-                        2:00    1:00    EEST    1992 Sep 27  0:00s
                         2:00    Russia  EE%sT   2011 Mar 27  2:00s
-                        3:00    -       FET     2014 Oct 26  1:00s
-                        3:00    -       MSK
+                        3:00    -       +03
 
 # Belgium
 #
 # From Paul Eggert (1997-07-02):
 # Entries from 1918 through 1991 are taken from:

@@ -1285,11 +1307,11 @@
 
 # From Paul Eggert (2003-03-08):
 # http://www.parlament-berlin.de/pds-fraktion.nsf/727459127c8b66ee8525662300459099/defc77cb784f180ac1256c2b0030274b/$FILE/bersarint.pdf
 # says that Bersarin issued an order to use Moscow time on May 20.
 # However, Moscow did not observe daylight saving in 1945, so
-# this was equivalent to CEMT (GMT+3), not GMT+4.
+# this was equivalent to UT +03, not +04.
 
 
 # Rule  NAME    FROM    TO      TYPE    IN      ON      AT      SAVE    LETTER/S
 Rule    Germany 1946    only    -       Apr     14      2:00s   1:00    S
 Rule    Germany 1946    only    -       Oct      7      2:00s   0       -

@@ -1884,11 +1906,11 @@
 # of times, most of them had adopted Amsterdam mean time by 1858 but it
 # was not until 1866 when they were all required by law to observe
 # Amsterdam mean time.
 
 # The data entries before 1945 are taken from
-# http://www.phys.uu.nl/~vgent/wettijd/wettijd.htm
+# http://www.staff.science.uu.nl/~gent0113/idl/idl.htm
 
 # Rule  NAME    FROM    TO      TYPE    IN      ON      AT      SAVE    LETTER/S
 Rule    Neth    1916    only    -       May      1      0:00    1:00    NST     # Netherlands Summer Time
 Rule    Neth    1916    only    -       Oct      1      0:00    0       AMT     # Amsterdam Mean Time
 Rule    Neth    1917    only    -       Apr     16      2:00s   1:00    NST

@@ -2249,11 +2271,10 @@
 # http://www.kremlin.ru/acts/46279
 # From October 26, 2014 the new Russian time zone map will looks like this:
 # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_russia-map-2014-07.html
 
 # From Paul Eggert (2006-03-22):
-# Except for Moscow after 1919-07-01, I invented the time zone abbreviations.
 # Moscow time zone abbreviations after 1919-07-01, and Moscow rules after 1991,
 # are from Andrey A. Chernov.  The rest is from Shanks & Pottenger,
 # except we follow Chernov's report that 1992 DST transitions were Sat
 # 23:00, not Sun 02:00s.
 #

@@ -2325,11 +2346,11 @@
 Zone Europe/Kaliningrad  1:22:00 -      LMT     1893 Apr
                          1:00   C-Eur   CE%sT   1945
                          2:00   Poland  CE%sT   1946
                          3:00   Russia  MSK/MSD 1989 Mar 26  2:00s
                          2:00   Russia  EE%sT   2011 Mar 27  2:00s
-                         3:00   -       FET     2014 Oct 26  2:00s
+                         3:00   -       +03     2014 Oct 26  2:00s
                          2:00   -       EET
 
 
 # From Paul Eggert (2016-02-21), per Tim Parenti (2014-07-03) and
 # Oscar van Vlijmen (2001-08-25):

@@ -2378,10 +2399,20 @@
 # 76    RU-YAR  Yaroslavl Oblast
 # 77    RU-MOW  Moscow
 # 78    RU-SPE  Saint Petersburg
 # 83    RU-NEN  Nenets Autonomous Okrug
 
+# From Paul Eggert (2016-08-23):
+# The Soviets switched to UT-based time in 1919.  Decree No. 59
+# (1919-02-08) http://istmat.info/node/35567 established UT-based time
+# zones, and Decree No. 147 (1919-03-29) http://istmat.info/node/35854
+# specified a transition date of 1919-07-01, apparently at 00:00 UT.
+# No doubt only the Soviet-controlled regions switched on that date;
+# later transitions to UT-based time in other parts of Russia are
+# taken from what appear to be guesses by Shanks.
+# (Thanks to Alexander Belopolsky for pointers to the decrees.)
+
 # From Stepan Golosunov (2016-03-07):
 # 11. Regions-violators, 1981-1982.
 # Wikipedia refers to
 # http://maps.monetonos.ru/maps/raznoe/Old_Maps/Old_Maps/Articles/022/3_1981.html
 # http://besp.narod.ru/nauka_1981_3.htm

@@ -2419,11 +2450,11 @@
 #
 # http://astrozet.net/files/Zones/DOC/RU/1980-925.txt
 # attributes the 1982 changes to the Act of the Council of Ministers
 # of the USSR No. 126 from 18.02.1982.  1980-925.txt also adds
 # Udmurtia to the list of affected territories and lists Khatangsky
-# district separately from Taymyr Autonomous Okurg.  Probably erroneously.
+# district separately from Taymyr Autonomous Okrug.  Probably erroneously.
 #
 # The affected territories are currently listed under Europe/Moscow,
 # Asia/Yekaterinburg and Asia/Krasnoyarsk.
 #
 # 12. Udmurtia

@@ -2479,11 +2510,11 @@
 # Presumably this is OCLC 85825704, a journal published with parallel text in
 # Russian and French.  This source has not been located; go with Karpinsky.
 
 Zone Europe/Moscow       2:30:17 -      LMT     1880
                          2:30:17 -      MMT     1916 Jul  3 # Moscow Mean Time
-                         2:31:19 Russia %s      1919 Jul  1  2:00
+                         2:31:19 Russia %s      1919 Jul  1  0:00u
                          3:00   Russia  %s      1921 Oct
                          3:00   Russia  MSK/MSD 1922 Oct
                          2:00   -       EET     1930 Jun 21
                          3:00   Russia  MSK/MSD 1991 Mar 31  2:00s
                          2:00   Russia  EE%sT   1992 Jan 19  2:00s

@@ -2562,35 +2593,32 @@
 # 34    RU-VGG  Volgograd Oblast
 # 64    RU-SAR  Saratov Oblast
 # The 1988 transition is from USSR act No. 5 (1988-01-04).
 
 Zone Europe/Volgograd    2:57:40 -      LMT     1920 Jan  3
-                         3:00   -       TSAT    1925 Apr  6 # Tsaritsyn Time
-                         3:00   -       STAT    1930 Jun 21 # Stalingrad Time
-                         4:00   -       STAT    1961 Nov 11
-                         4:00   Russia  VOL%sT  1988 Mar 27  2:00s # Volgograd T
-                         3:00   Russia  VOL%sT  1991 Mar 31  2:00s
-                         4:00   -       VOLT    1992 Mar 29  2:00s
-                         3:00   Russia  MSK/MSD 2011 Mar 27  2:00s
-                         4:00   -       MSK     2014 Oct 26  2:00s
-                         3:00   -       MSK
+                         3:00   -       +03     1930 Jun 21
+                         4:00   -       +04     1961 Nov 11
+                         4:00   Russia  +04/+05 1988 Mar 27  2:00s
+                         3:00   Russia  +03/+04 1991 Mar 31  2:00s
+                         4:00   -       +04     1992 Mar 29  2:00s
+                         3:00   Russia  +03/+04 2011 Mar 27  2:00s
+                         4:00   -       +04     2014 Oct 26  2:00s
+                         3:00   -       +03
 
 # From Paul Eggert (2016-03-18):
 # Europe/Kirov covers:
 # 43    RU-KIR  Kirov Oblast
 # The 1989 transition is from USSR act No. 227 (1989-03-14).
 #
-# Europe/Kirov is still in draft form and for now is commented out.
-#
-#Zone Europe/Kirov       3:18:48 -      LMT     1919 Jul  1  2:00
-#                        3:00   -       +03     1930 Jun 21
-#                        4:00   Russia  +04/+05 1989 Mar 26  2:00s
-#                        3:00   Russia  +03/+04 1991 Mar 31  2:00s
-#                        4:00   -       +04     1992 Mar 29  2:00s
-#                        3:00   Russia  +03/+04 2011 Mar 27  2:00s
-#                        4:00   -       +04     2014 Oct 26  2:00s
-#                        3:00   -       +03
+Zone Europe/Kirov        3:18:48 -      LMT     1919 Jul  1  0:00u
+                         3:00   -       +03     1930 Jun 21
+                         4:00   Russia  +04/+05 1989 Mar 26  2:00s
+                         3:00   Russia  +03/+04 1991 Mar 31  2:00s
+                         4:00   -       +04     1992 Mar 29  2:00s
+                         3:00   Russia  +03/+04 2011 Mar 27  2:00s
+                         4:00   -       +04     2014 Oct 26  2:00s
+                         3:00   -       +03
 
 # From Tim Parenti (2014-07-03), per Oscar van Vlijmen (2001-08-25):
 # Europe/Samara covers...
 # 18    RU-UD   Udmurt Republic
 # 63    RU-SAM  Samara Oblast

@@ -2597,20 +2625,20 @@
 
 # From Paul Eggert (2016-03-18):
 # Byalokoz 1919 says Samara was 3:20:20.
 # The 1989 transition is from USSR act No. 227 (1989-03-14).
 
-Zone Europe/Samara       3:20:20 -      LMT     1919 Jul  1  2:00
-                         3:00   -       SAMT    1930 Jun 21 # Samara Time
-                         4:00   -       SAMT    1935 Jan 27
-                         4:00   Russia  KUY%sT  1989 Mar 26  2:00s # Kuybyshev
-                         3:00   Russia  MSK/MSD 1991 Mar 31  2:00s
-                         2:00   Russia  EE%sT   1991 Sep 29  2:00s
-                         3:00   -       SAMT    1991 Oct 20  3:00
-                         4:00   Russia  SAM%sT  2010 Mar 28  2:00s
-                         3:00   Russia  SAM%sT  2011 Mar 27  2:00s
-                         4:00   -       SAMT
+Zone Europe/Samara       3:20:20 -      LMT     1919 Jul  1  0:00u
+                         3:00   -       +03     1930 Jun 21
+                         4:00   -       +04     1935 Jan 27
+                         4:00   Russia  +04/+05 1989 Mar 26  2:00s
+                         3:00   Russia  +03/+04 1991 Mar 31  2:00s
+                         2:00   Russia  +02/+03 1991 Sep 29  2:00s
+                         3:00   -       +03     1991 Oct 20  3:00
+                         4:00   Russia  +04/+05 2010 Mar 28  2:00s
+                         3:00   Russia  +03/+04 2011 Mar 27  2:00s
+                         4:00   -       +04
 
 # From Paul Eggert (2016-03-18):
 # Europe/Ulyanovsk covers:
 # 73    RU-ULY  Ulyanovsk Oblast
 

@@ -2621,11 +2649,11 @@
 # Ulyanovsk Oblast ... from MSK to MSK+1 (UTC+3 to UTC+4) ...
 # 920582-6 ... 02/17/2016 The State Duma passed the bill in the first reading.
 # From Matt Johnson (2016-03-09):
 # http://publication.pravo.gov.ru/Document/View/0001201603090051
 
-Zone Europe/Ulyanovsk    3:13:36 -      LMT     1919 Jul  1  2:00
+Zone Europe/Ulyanovsk    3:13:36 -      LMT     1919 Jul  1  0:00u
                          3:00   -       +03     1930 Jun 21
                          4:00   Russia  +04/+05 1989 Mar 26  2:00s
                          3:00   Russia  +03/+04 1991 Mar 31  2:00s
                          2:00   Russia  +02/+03 1992 Jan 19  2:00s
                          3:00   Russia  +03/+04 2011 Mar 27  2:00s

@@ -2653,31 +2681,31 @@
 # Assume it switched on 1916-07-03, the time of the new standard.
 # The 1919 and 1930 transitions are from Shanks.
 
 Zone Asia/Yekaterinburg  4:02:33 -      LMT     1916 Jul  3
                          3:45:05 -      PMT     1919 Jul 15  4:00
-                         4:00   -       SVET    1930 Jun 21 # Sverdlovsk Time
-                         5:00   Russia  SVE%sT  1991 Mar 31  2:00s
-                         4:00   Russia  SVE%sT  1992 Jan 19  2:00s
-                         5:00   Russia  YEK%sT  2011 Mar 27  2:00s
-                         6:00   -       YEKT    2014 Oct 26  2:00s
-                         5:00   -       YEKT
+                         4:00   -       +04     1930 Jun 21
+                         5:00   Russia  +05/+06 1991 Mar 31  2:00s
+                         4:00   Russia  +04/+05 1992 Jan 19  2:00s
+                         5:00   Russia  +05/+06 2011 Mar 27  2:00s
+                         6:00   -       +06     2014 Oct 26  2:00s
+                         5:00   -       +05
 
 
 # From Tim Parenti (2014-07-03), per Oscar van Vlijmen (2001-08-25):
 # Asia/Omsk covers...
 # 55    RU-OMS  Omsk Oblast
 
 # Byalokoz 1919 says Omsk was 4:53:30.
 
 Zone Asia/Omsk           4:53:30 -      LMT     1919 Nov 14
-                         5:00   -       OMST    1930 Jun 21 # Omsk Time
-                         6:00   Russia  OMS%sT  1991 Mar 31  2:00s
-                         5:00   Russia  OMS%sT  1992 Jan 19  2:00s
-                         6:00   Russia  OMS%sT  2011 Mar 27  2:00s
-                         7:00   -       OMST    2014 Oct 26  2:00s
-                         6:00   -       OMST
+                         5:00   -       +05     1930 Jun 21
+                         6:00   Russia  +06/+07 1991 Mar 31  2:00s
+                         5:00   Russia  +05/+06 1992 Jan 19  2:00s
+                         6:00   Russia  +06/+07 2011 Mar 27  2:00s
+                         7:00   -       +07     2014 Oct 26  2:00s
+                         6:00   -       +06
 
 # From Paul Eggert (2016-02-22):
 # Asia/Barnaul covers:
 # 04    RU-AL   Altai Republic
 # 22    RU-ALT  Altai Krai

@@ -2719,26 +2747,34 @@
 
 # From Paul Eggert (2016-03-18):
 # Asia/Novosibirsk covers:
 # 54    RU-NVS  Novosibirsk Oblast
 
+# From Stepan Golosunov (2016-05-30):
+# http://asozd2.duma.gov.ru/main.nsf/(Spravka)?OpenAgent&RN=1085784-6
+# moves Novosibirsk oblast from UTC+6 to UTC+7.
+# From Stepan Golosunov (2016-07-04):
+# The law was signed yesterday and published today on
+# http://publication.pravo.gov.ru/Document/View/0001201607040064
+
 Zone Asia/Novosibirsk    5:31:40 -      LMT     1919 Dec 14  6:00
-                         6:00   -       NOVT    1930 Jun 21 # Novosibirsk Time
-                         7:00   Russia  NOV%sT  1991 Mar 31  2:00s
-                         6:00   Russia  NOV%sT  1992 Jan 19  2:00s
-                         7:00   Russia  NOV%sT  1993 May 23 # say Shanks & P.
-                         6:00   Russia  NOV%sT  2011 Mar 27  2:00s
-                         7:00   -       NOVT    2014 Oct 26  2:00s
-                         6:00   -       NOVT
+                         6:00   -       +06     1930 Jun 21
+                         7:00   Russia  +07/+08 1991 Mar 31  2:00s
+                         6:00   Russia  +06/+07 1992 Jan 19  2:00s
+                         7:00   Russia  +07/+08 1993 May 23 # say Shanks & P.
+                         6:00   Russia  +06/+07 2011 Mar 27  2:00s
+                         7:00   -       +07     2014 Oct 26  2:00s
+                         6:00   -       +06     2016 Jul 24  2:00s
+                         7:00   -       +07
 
 # From Paul Eggert (2016-03-18):
 # Asia/Tomsk covers:
 # 70    RU-TOM  Tomsk Oblast
-#
-# Asia/Tomsk is still in draft form and for now is commented out.
-# Tomsk may be changing time zones in 2016 (not decided yet).
 
+# From Stepan Golosunov (2016-03-24):
+# Byalokoz listed Tomsk at 5:39:51.
+
 # From Stanislaw A. Kuzikowski (1994-06-29):
 # Tomsk is still 4 hours ahead of Moscow.
 
 # From Stepan Golosunov (2016-03-19):
 # http://pravo.gov.ru/proxy/ips/?docbody=&nd=102075743

@@ -2745,23 +2781,46 @@
 # (fifth time belt being UTC+5+1(decree time)
 # / UTC+5+1(decree time)+1(summer time)) ...
 # Note that time belts (numbered from 2 (Moscow) to 12 according to their
 # GMT/UTC offset and having too many exceptions like regions formally
 # belonging to one belt but using time from another) were replaced
-# with time zones in 2011 with different numberings (there was a
+# with time zones in 2011 with different numbering (there was a
 # 2-hour gap between second and third zones in 2011-2014).
 
-#Zone Asia/Tomsk         5:39:52 -      LMT     1919 Dec 22
-#                        6:00   -       +06     1930 Jun 21
-#                        7:00   Russia  +07/+08 1991 Mar 31  2:00s
-#                        6:00   Russia  +06/+07 1992 Jan 19  2:00s
-#                        7:00   Russia  +07/+08 2002 May  1  3:00
-#                        6:00   Russia  +06/+07 2011 Mar 27  2:00s
-#                        7:00   -       +07     2014 Oct 26  2:00s
-#                        6:00   -       +06
+# From Stepan Golosunov (2016-04-12):
+# http://asozd2.duma.gov.ru/main.nsf/(SpravkaNew)?OpenAgent&RN=1006865-6
+# This bill was approved in the first reading today.  It moves Tomsk oblast
+# from UTC+6 to UTC+7 and is supposed to come into effect on 2016-05-29 at
+# 2:00.  The bill needs to be approved in the second and the third readings by
+# the State Duma, approved by the Federation Council, signed by the President
+# and published to become a law.  Minor changes in the text are to be expected
+# before the second reading (references need to be updated to account for the
+# recent changes).
+#
+# Judging by the ultra-short one-day amendments period, recent similar laws,
+# the State Duma schedule and the Federation Council schedule
+# http://www.duma.gov.ru/legislative/planning/day-shedule/por_vesna_2016/
+# http://council.gov.ru/activity/meetings/schedule/63303
+# I speculate that the final text of the bill will be proposed tomorrow, the
+# bill will be approved in the second and the third readings on Friday,
+# approved by the Federation Council on 2016-04-20, signed by the President and
+# published as a law around 2016-04-26.
 
+# From Matt Johnson (2016-04-26):
+# http://publication.pravo.gov.ru/Document/View/0001201604260048
 
+Zone    Asia/Tomsk       5:39:51 -      LMT     1919 Dec 22
+                         6:00   -       +06     1930 Jun 21
+                         7:00   Russia  +07/+08 1991 Mar 31  2:00s
+                         6:00   Russia  +06/+07 1992 Jan 19  2:00s
+                         7:00   Russia  +07/+08 2002 May  1  3:00
+                         6:00   Russia  +06/+07 2011 Mar 27  2:00s
+                         7:00   -       +07     2014 Oct 26  2:00s
+                         6:00   -       +06     2016 May 29  2:00s
+                         7:00   -       +07
+
+
 # From Tim Parenti (2014-07-03):
 # Asia/Novokuznetsk covers...
 # 42    RU-KEM  Kemerovo Oblast
 
 # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2009-10-13):

@@ -2786,19 +2845,17 @@
 # From Tim Parenti (2014-07-02), per Alexander Krivenyshev (2014-07-02):
 # The Kemerovo region will remain at UTC+7 through the 2014-10-26 change, thus
 # realigning itself with KRAT.
 
 Zone Asia/Novokuznetsk   5:48:48 -      LMT     1924 May  1
-                         6:00   -       KRAT    1930 Jun 21 # Krasnoyarsk Time
-                         7:00   Russia  KRA%sT  1991 Mar 31  2:00s
-                         6:00   Russia  KRA%sT  1992 Jan 19  2:00s
-                         7:00   Russia  KRA%sT  2010 Mar 28  2:00s
-                         6:00   Russia  NOV%sT  2011 Mar 27  2:00s # Novosibirsk
-                         7:00   -       NOVT    2014 Oct 26  2:00s
-                         7:00   -       KRAT    # Krasnoyarsk Time
+                         6:00   -       +06     1930 Jun 21
+                         7:00   Russia  +07/+08 1991 Mar 31  2:00s
+                         6:00   Russia  +06/+07 1992 Jan 19  2:00s
+                         7:00   Russia  +07/+08 2010 Mar 28  2:00s
+                         6:00   Russia  +06/+07 2011 Mar 27  2:00s
+                         7:00   -       +07
 
-
 # From Tim Parenti (2014-07-03), per Oscar van Vlijmen (2001-08-25):
 # Asia/Krasnoyarsk covers...
 # 17    RU-TY   Tuva Republic
 # 19    RU-KK   Khakassia, Republic of
 # 24    RU-KYA  Krasnoyarsk Krai

@@ -2807,16 +2864,16 @@
 # Autonomous Okrug were merged into (24, RU-KYA) Krasnoyarsk Krai.
 
 # Byalokoz 1919 says Krasnoyarsk was 6:11:26.
 
 Zone Asia/Krasnoyarsk    6:11:26 -      LMT     1920 Jan  6
-                         6:00   -       KRAT    1930 Jun 21 # Krasnoyarsk Time
-                         7:00   Russia  KRA%sT  1991 Mar 31  2:00s
-                         6:00   Russia  KRA%sT  1992 Jan 19  2:00s
-                         7:00   Russia  KRA%sT  2011 Mar 27  2:00s
-                         8:00   -       KRAT    2014 Oct 26  2:00s
-                         7:00   -       KRAT
+                         6:00   -       +06     1930 Jun 21
+                         7:00   Russia  +07/+08 1991 Mar 31  2:00s
+                         6:00   Russia  +06/+07 1992 Jan 19  2:00s
+                         7:00   Russia  +07/+08 2011 Mar 27  2:00s
+                         8:00   -       +08     2014 Oct 26  2:00s
+                         7:00   -       +07
 
 
 # From Tim Parenti (2014-07-03), per Oscar van Vlijmen (2001-08-25):
 # Asia/Irkutsk covers...
 # 03    RU-BU   Buryatia, Republic of

@@ -2829,16 +2886,16 @@
 # Byalokoz 1919 says Irkutsk was 6:57:05.
 # Go with Byalokoz.
 
 Zone Asia/Irkutsk        6:57:05 -      LMT     1880
                          6:57:05 -      IMT     1920 Jan 25 # Irkutsk Mean Time
-                         7:00   -       IRKT    1930 Jun 21 # Irkutsk Time
-                         8:00   Russia  IRK%sT  1991 Mar 31  2:00s
-                         7:00   Russia  IRK%sT  1992 Jan 19  2:00s
-                         8:00   Russia  IRK%sT  2011 Mar 27  2:00s
-                         9:00   -       IRKT    2014 Oct 26  2:00s
-                         8:00   -       IRKT
+                         7:00   -       +07     1930 Jun 21
+                         8:00   Russia  +08/+09 1991 Mar 31  2:00s
+                         7:00   Russia  +07/+08 1992 Jan 19  2:00s
+                         8:00   Russia  +08/+09 2011 Mar 27  2:00s
+                         9:00   -       +09     2014 Oct 26  2:00s
+                         8:00   -       +08
 
 
 # From Tim Parenti (2014-07-06):
 # Asia/Chita covers...
 # 92    RU-ZAB  Zabaykalsky Krai

@@ -2851,17 +2908,17 @@
 # Asia/Chita [is changing] from UTC+8 to UTC+9.  Effective date will
 # be March 27, 2016 at 2:00am....
 # http://publication.pravo.gov.ru/Document/View/0001201512300107
 
 Zone Asia/Chita  7:33:52 -      LMT     1919 Dec 15
-                         8:00   -       YAKT    1930 Jun 21 # Yakutsk Time
-                         9:00   Russia  YAK%sT  1991 Mar 31  2:00s
-                         8:00   Russia  YAK%sT  1992 Jan 19  2:00s
-                         9:00   Russia  YAK%sT  2011 Mar 27  2:00s
-                        10:00   -       YAKT    2014 Oct 26  2:00s
-                         8:00   -       IRKT    2016 Mar 27  2:00
-                         9:00   -       YAKT
+                         8:00   -       +08     1930 Jun 21
+                         9:00   Russia  +09/+10 1991 Mar 31  2:00s
+                         8:00   Russia  +08/+09 1992 Jan 19  2:00s
+                         9:00   Russia  +09/+10 2011 Mar 27  2:00s
+                        10:00   -       +10     2014 Oct 26  2:00s
+                         8:00   -       +08     2016 Mar 27  2:00
+                         9:00   -       +09
 
 
 # From Tim Parenti (2014-07-03), per Oscar van Vlijmen (2009-11-29):
 # Asia/Yakutsk covers...
 # 28    RU-AMU  Amur Oblast

@@ -2897,16 +2954,16 @@
 # Also assume its history has been the same as the rest of Asia/Yakutsk.
 
 # Byalokoz 1919 says Yakutsk was 8:38:58.
 
 Zone Asia/Yakutsk        8:38:58 -      LMT     1919 Dec 15
-                         8:00   -       YAKT    1930 Jun 21 # Yakutsk Time
-                         9:00   Russia  YAK%sT  1991 Mar 31  2:00s
-                         8:00   Russia  YAK%sT  1992 Jan 19  2:00s
-                         9:00   Russia  YAK%sT  2011 Mar 27  2:00s
-                        10:00   -       YAKT    2014 Oct 26  2:00s
-                         9:00   -       YAKT
+                         8:00   -       +08     1930 Jun 21
+                         9:00   Russia  +09/+10 1991 Mar 31  2:00s
+                         8:00   Russia  +08/+09 1992 Jan 19  2:00s
+                         9:00   Russia  +09/+10 2011 Mar 27  2:00s
+                        10:00   -       +10     2014 Oct 26  2:00s
+                         9:00   -       +09
 
 
 # From Tim Parenti (2014-07-03), per Oscar van Vlijmen (2009-11-29):
 # Asia/Vladivostok covers...
 # 25    RU-PRI  Primorsky Krai

@@ -2920,16 +2977,16 @@
 # Milne 1899 says Vladivostok was 8:47:33.5.
 # Byalokoz 1919 says Vladivostok was 8:47:31.
 # Go with Byalokoz.
 
 Zone Asia/Vladivostok    8:47:31 -      LMT     1922 Nov 15
-                         9:00   -       VLAT    1930 Jun 21 # Vladivostok Time
-                        10:00   Russia  VLA%sT  1991 Mar 31  2:00s
-                         9:00   Russia  VLA%sT  1992 Jan 19  2:00s
-                        10:00   Russia  VLA%sT  2011 Mar 27  2:00s
-                        11:00   -       VLAT    2014 Oct 26  2:00s
-                        10:00   -       VLAT
+                         9:00   -       +09     1930 Jun 21
+                        10:00   Russia  +10/+11 1991 Mar 31  2:00s
+                         9:00   Russia  +09/+10 1992 Jan 19  2:00s
+                        10:00   Russia  +10/+11 2011 Mar 27  2:00s
+                        11:00   -       +11     2014 Oct 26  2:00s
+                        10:00   -       +10
 
 
 # From Tim Parenti (2014-07-03):
 # Asia/Khandyga covers parts of (14, RU-SA) Sakha (Yakutia) Republic:
 # 14-28 ****    Tomponsky District

@@ -2943,18 +3000,18 @@
 # Shanks and Pottenger (2003) has Khandyga on Yakutsk time.
 # Make a wild guess that it switched to Vladivostok time in 2004.
 # This transition is no doubt wrong, but we have no better info.
 
 Zone Asia/Khandyga       9:02:13 -      LMT     1919 Dec 15
-                         8:00   -       YAKT    1930 Jun 21 # Yakutsk Time
-                         9:00   Russia  YAK%sT  1991 Mar 31  2:00s
-                         8:00   Russia  YAK%sT  1992 Jan 19  2:00s
-                         9:00   Russia  YAK%sT  2004
-                        10:00   Russia  VLA%sT  2011 Mar 27  2:00s
-                        11:00   -       VLAT    2011 Sep 13  0:00s # Decree 725?
-                        10:00   -       YAKT    2014 Oct 26  2:00s
-                         9:00   -       YAKT
+                         8:00   -       +08     1930 Jun 21
+                         9:00   Russia  +09/+10 1991 Mar 31  2:00s
+                         8:00   Russia  +08/+09 1992 Jan 19  2:00s
+                         9:00   Russia  +09/+10 2004
+                        10:00   Russia  +10/+11 2011 Mar 27  2:00s
+                        11:00   -       +11     2011 Sep 13  0:00s # Decree 725?
+                        10:00   -       +10     2014 Oct 26  2:00s
+                         9:00   -       +09
 
 
 # From Tim Parenti (2014-07-03):
 # Asia/Sakhalin covers...
 # 65    RU-SAK  Sakhalin Oblast

@@ -2966,19 +3023,18 @@
 # (2016-03-09):
 # http://publication.pravo.gov.ru/Document/View/0001201603090044
 
 # The Zone name should be Asia/Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, but that's too long.
 Zone Asia/Sakhalin       9:30:48 -      LMT     1905 Aug 23
-                         9:00   -       JCST    1937 Oct  1
-                         9:00   -       JST     1945 Aug 25
-                        11:00   Russia  SAK%sT  1991 Mar 31  2:00s # Sakhalin T
-                        10:00   Russia  SAK%sT  1992 Jan 19  2:00s
-                        11:00   Russia  SAK%sT  1997 Mar lastSun  2:00s
-                        10:00   Russia  SAK%sT  2011 Mar 27  2:00s
-                        11:00   -       SAKT    2014 Oct 26  2:00s
-                        10:00   -       SAKT    2016 Mar 27  2:00s
-                        11:00   -       SAKT
+                         9:00   -       +09     1945 Aug 25
+                        11:00   Russia  +11/+12 1991 Mar 31  2:00s # Sakhalin T
+                        10:00   Russia  +10/+11 1992 Jan 19  2:00s
+                        11:00   Russia  +11/+12 1997 Mar lastSun  2:00s
+                        10:00   Russia  +10/+11 2011 Mar 27  2:00s
+                        11:00   -       +11     2014 Oct 26  2:00s
+                        10:00   -       +10     2016 Mar 27  2:00s
+                        11:00   -       +11
 
 
 # From Tim Parenti (2014-07-03), per Oscar van Vlijmen (2009-11-29):
 # Asia/Magadan covers...
 # 49    RU-MAG  Magadan Oblast

@@ -2988,30 +3044,26 @@
 # several districts of Sakha Republic as well as Severo-Kurilsky District of
 # the Sakhalin Oblast (also known as the North Kuril Islands), represented
 # until now by Asia/Magadan, will instead move to UTC+11.  These regions will
 # need their own zone.
 
-# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2016-01-03):
-# Magadan Oblast / Magadan (draft bill date of entry 2015-12-08),
-# UTC+10 to UTC+11
-# From Stepan Golosunov (2016-03-17):
-# The bill is currently proposed to be approved in both the second and
-# the third readings on 2016-03-22. It might be in time to be approved
-# by the Federation Council on 2016-03-23.
+# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2016-03-27):
+# ... draft bill 948300-6 to change its time zone from UTC+10 to UTC+11 ...
+# will take ... effect ... on April 24, 2016 at 2 o'clock
+#
+# From Matt Johnson (2016-04-05):
+# ... signed by the President today ...
+# http://publication.pravo.gov.ru/Document/View/0001201604050038
 
 Zone Asia/Magadan       10:03:12 -      LMT     1924 May  2
-                        10:00   -       MAGT    1930 Jun 21 # Magadan Time
-                        11:00   Russia  MAG%sT  1991 Mar 31  2:00s
-                        10:00   Russia  MAG%sT  1992 Jan 19  2:00s
-                        11:00   Russia  MAG%sT  2011 Mar 27  2:00s
-                        12:00   -       MAGT    2014 Oct 26  2:00s
-                        10:00   -       MAGT
-# From Paul Eggert (2016-03-18):
-# If the bill passes as-is, replace the previous data line with:
-#                       10:00   -       MAGT    2016 Apr 24  2:00s
-#                       11:00   -       MAGT
-# and update zone1970.tab and zone.tab to say "MSK+08" for Asia/Magadan.
+                        10:00   -       +10     1930 Jun 21 # Magadan Time
+                        11:00   Russia  +11/+12 1991 Mar 31  2:00s
+                        10:00   Russia  +10/+11 1992 Jan 19  2:00s
+                        11:00   Russia  +11/+12 2011 Mar 27  2:00s
+                        12:00   -       +12     2014 Oct 26  2:00s
+                        10:00   -       +10     2016 Apr 24  2:00s
+                        11:00   -       +11
 
 
 # From Tim Parenti (2014-07-06):
 # Asia/Srednekolymsk covers parts of (14, RU-SA) Sakha (Yakutia) Republic:
 # 14-01 ****    Abyysky District

@@ -3050,21 +3102,18 @@
 # recent (2010) census, 3525 to 3170.  (See pages 195 and 197 of
 # http://www.gks.ru/free_doc/new_site/perepis2010/croc/Documents/Vol1/pub-01-05.pdf
 # in Russian.)  In addition, Srednekolymsk appears to be a much older
 # settlement and the population of Zyryanka seems to be declining.
 # Go with Srednekolymsk.
-#
-# Since Magadan Oblast moves to UTC+10 on 2014-10-26, we cannot keep using MAGT
-# as the abbreviation.  Use SRET instead.
 
 Zone Asia/Srednekolymsk 10:14:52 -      LMT     1924 May  2
-                        10:00   -       MAGT    1930 Jun 21 # Magadan Time
-                        11:00   Russia  MAG%sT  1991 Mar 31  2:00s
-                        10:00   Russia  MAG%sT  1992 Jan 19  2:00s
-                        11:00   Russia  MAG%sT  2011 Mar 27  2:00s
-                        12:00   -       MAGT    2014 Oct 26  2:00s
-                        11:00   -       SRET    # Srednekolymsk Time
+                        10:00   -       +10     1930 Jun 21
+                        11:00   Russia  +11/+12 1991 Mar 31  2:00s
+                        10:00   Russia  +10/+11 1992 Jan 19  2:00s
+                        11:00   Russia  +11/+12 2011 Mar 27  2:00s
+                        12:00   -       +12     2014 Oct 26  2:00s
+                        11:00   -       +11
 
 
 # From Tim Parenti (2014-07-03):
 # Asia/Ust-Nera covers parts of (14, RU-SA) Sakha (Yakutia) Republic:
 # 14-22 ****    Oymyakonsky District

@@ -3078,18 +3127,18 @@
 # as the South and Middle Kurils have been on UTC+11 (SAKT) with the rest of
 # Sakhalin Oblast since at least 2011-09, and the North Kurils have been on
 # UTC+12 since at least then, too.
 
 Zone Asia/Ust-Nera       9:32:54 -      LMT     1919 Dec 15
-                         8:00   -       YAKT    1930 Jun 21 # Yakutsk Time
-                         9:00   Russia  YAKT    1981 Apr  1
-                        11:00   Russia  MAG%sT  1991 Mar 31  2:00s
-                        10:00   Russia  MAG%sT  1992 Jan 19  2:00s
-                        11:00   Russia  MAG%sT  2011 Mar 27  2:00s
-                        12:00   -       MAGT    2011 Sep 13  0:00s # Decree 725?
-                        11:00   -       VLAT    2014 Oct 26  2:00s
-                        10:00   -       VLAT
+                         8:00   -       +08     1930 Jun 21
+                         9:00   Russia  +09/+10 1981 Apr  1
+                        11:00   Russia  +11/+12 1991 Mar 31  2:00s
+                        10:00   Russia  +10/+11 1992 Jan 19  2:00s
+                        11:00   Russia  +11/+12 2011 Mar 27  2:00s
+                        12:00   -       +12     2011 Sep 13  0:00s # Decree 725?
+                        11:00   -       +11     2014 Oct 26  2:00s
+                        10:00   -       +10
 
 
 # From Tim Parenti (2014-07-03), per Oscar van Vlijmen (2001-08-25):
 # Asia/Kamchatka covers...
 # 91    RU-KAM  Kamchatka Krai

@@ -3098,30 +3147,30 @@
 # Autonomous Okrug merged to form (91, RU-KAM) Kamchatka Krai.
 
 # The Zone name should be Asia/Petropavlovsk-Kamchatski or perhaps
 # Asia/Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, but these are too long.
 Zone Asia/Kamchatka     10:34:36 -      LMT     1922 Nov 10
-                        11:00   -       PETT    1930 Jun 21 # P-K Time
-                        12:00   Russia  PET%sT  1991 Mar 31  2:00s
-                        11:00   Russia  PET%sT  1992 Jan 19  2:00s
-                        12:00   Russia  PET%sT  2010 Mar 28  2:00s
-                        11:00   Russia  PET%sT  2011 Mar 27  2:00s
-                        12:00   -       PETT
+                        11:00   -       +11     1930 Jun 21
+                        12:00   Russia  +12/+13 1991 Mar 31  2:00s
+                        11:00   Russia  +11/+12 1992 Jan 19  2:00s
+                        12:00   Russia  +12/+13 2010 Mar 28  2:00s
+                        11:00   Russia  +11/+12 2011 Mar 27  2:00s
+                        12:00   -       +12
 
 
 # From Tim Parenti (2014-07-03):
 # Asia/Anadyr covers...
 # 87    RU-CHU  Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
 
 Zone Asia/Anadyr        11:49:56 -      LMT     1924 May  2
-                        12:00   -       ANAT    1930 Jun 21 # Anadyr Time
-                        13:00   Russia  ANA%sT  1982 Apr  1  0:00s
-                        12:00   Russia  ANA%sT  1991 Mar 31  2:00s
-                        11:00   Russia  ANA%sT  1992 Jan 19  2:00s
-                        12:00   Russia  ANA%sT  2010 Mar 28  2:00s
-                        11:00   Russia  ANA%sT  2011 Mar 27  2:00s
-                        12:00   -       ANAT
+                        12:00   -       +12     1930 Jun 21
+                        13:00   Russia  +13/+14 1982 Apr  1  0:00s
+                        12:00   Russia  +12/+13 1991 Mar 31  2:00s
+                        11:00   Russia  +11/+12 1992 Jan 19  2:00s
+                        12:00   Russia  +12/+13 2010 Mar 28  2:00s
+                        11:00   Russia  +11/+12 2011 Mar 27  2:00s
+                        12:00   -       +12
 
 
 # San Marino
 # See Europe/Rome.
 

@@ -3376,26 +3425,28 @@
                         1:00    Swiss   CE%sT   1981
                         1:00    EU      CE%sT
 
 # Turkey
 
-# From Amar Devegowda (2007-01-03):
-# The time zone rules for Istanbul, Turkey have not been changed for years now.
-# ... The latest rules are available at:
-# http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/timezone.html?n=107
-# From Steffen Thorsen (2007-01-03):
-# I have been able to find press records back to 1996 which all say that
-# DST started 01:00 local time and end at 02:00 local time.  I am not sure
-# what happened before that.  One example for each year from 1996 to 2001:
-# http://newspot.byegm.gov.tr/arsiv/1996/21/N4.htm
-# http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/CHR/ING97/03/97X03X25.TXT
-# http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/CHR/ING98/03/98X03X02.HTM
-# http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/CHR/ING99/10/99X10X26.HTM#%2016
-# http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/CHR/ING2000/03/00X03X06.HTM#%2021
-# http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/CHR/ING2001/03/23x03x01.HTM#%2027
-# From Paul Eggert (2007-01-03):
-# Prefer the above source to Shanks & Pottenger for time stamps after 1990.
+# From Kıvanç Yazan (2016-09-25):
+# 1) For 1986-2006, DST started at 01:00 local and ended at 02:00 local, with
+#    no exceptions.
+# 2) 1994's lastSun was overridden with Mar 20 ...
+# Here are official papers:
+# http://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/arsiv/19032.pdf  - page 2 for 1986
+# http://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/arsiv/19400.pdf  - page 4 for 1987
+# http://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/arsiv/19752.pdf  - page 15 for 1988
+# http://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/arsiv/20102.pdf  - page 6 for 1989
+# http://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/arsiv/20464.pdf  - page 1 for 1990 - 1992
+# http://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/arsiv/21531.pdf  - page 15 for 1993 - 1995
+# http://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/arsiv/21879.pdf  - page 1 for overriding 1994
+# http://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/arsiv/22588.pdf  - page 1 for 1996, 1997
+# http://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/arsiv/23286.pdf  - page 10 for 1998 - 2000
+# http://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/eskiler/2001/03/20010324.htm#2  - for 2001
+# http://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/eskiler/2002/03/20020316.htm#2  - for 2002-2006
+# From Paul Eggert (2016-09-25):
+# Prefer the above sources to Shanks & Pottenger for time stamps after 1985.
 
 # From Steffen Thorsen (2007-03-09):
 # Starting 2007 though, it seems that they are adopting EU's 1:00 UTC
 # start/end time, according to the following page (2007-03-07):
 # http://www.ntvmsnbc.com/news/402029.asp

@@ -3438,10 +3489,18 @@
 # Confused Turks are asking "what's the time?" after automatic clocks defied a
 # government decision ... "For the next two weeks #Turkey is on EEST... Erdogan
 # 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       -
 Rule    Turkey  1920    only    -       Mar     28      0:00    1:00    S
 Rule    Turkey  1920    only    -       Oct     25      0:00    0       -

@@ -3492,28 +3551,29 @@
 Rule    Turkey  1981    1982    -       Mar     lastSun 3:00    1:00    S
 Rule    Turkey  1983    only    -       Jul     31      0:00    1:00    S
 Rule    Turkey  1983    only    -       Oct      2      0:00    0       -
 Rule    Turkey  1985    only    -       Apr     20      0:00    1:00    S
 Rule    Turkey  1985    only    -       Sep     28      0:00    0       -
-Rule    Turkey  1986    1990    -       Mar     lastSun 2:00s   1:00    S
-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  1986    1993    -       Mar     lastSun 1:00s   1:00    S
+Rule    Turkey  1986    1995    -       Sep     lastSun 1:00s   0       -
+Rule    Turkey  1994    only    -       Mar     20      1:00s   1:00    S
+Rule    Turkey  1995    2006    -       Mar     lastSun 1:00s   1:00    S
 Rule    Turkey  1996    2006    -       Oct     lastSun 1:00s   0       -
 # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
 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
                         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 Mar 30  1:00u
                         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
 #
 # From Igor Karpov, who works for the Ukrainian Ministry of Justice,