Notice: a hotfix is available to update Windows DST support for (UTC +2:00) Istanbul

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  • The Turkish government has decided to change the DST schedule for 2011, pushing back the start-date from March 27th to March 28th. The existing timezone (UTC +2:00) Athens, Bucharest, Istanbul is shared with several countries who are not changing their DST schedule. Therefore a new timezone has been added, Turkey Standard Time.   
  • A Windows hotfix has been published to enable this support.microsoft.com/KB/2523087 .  Customers who want the update should install the hotfix and select the new timezone, display name (UTC +2:00) Istanbul.