Turks bicker about time change
Turkey's government has decided to remain on summer time permanently, adding another hour of difference between Turkey and Europe, but putting Turkey in the same time zone as Mecca and Medina.
For years, Turkey's Justice and Development Party (AKP) government has been advocating "permanent summer time" for the country. With a decision made Sept. 7, this wish has come true.
Like many countries, Turkey moved its clocks ahead one hour in March and back an hour in October. But this fall, time will march on because of a request from Minister of Energy Berat Albayrak, the president's son-in-law. A new government decree nullifies the practice of moving clocks back an hour, effective Oct. 30.
