May 28, 2012
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Clocks moved back one hour for time change
25 October 2009 / TODAY’S ZAMAN WITH WIRES, İSTANBUL
Turkey set clocks back by one hour and switched to standard time this morning at 4 a.m. Daylight saving time -- also known as summer time -- began on March 29 and ended this morning.
Daylight saving time is implemented to make better use of daylight and to save energy by reducing energy consumption in the evenings, when energy use reaches its peak. In Turkey, just as in European Union countries, the switch to daylight saving time generally starts on the last Sunday of March and ends on the last Sunday of October.
The Ministry of Energy says switching to daylight saving time helps the country save an annual 1.7 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity, or TL 300 million -- an amount equal to the total electricity production of an average-sized hydroelectric power plant. Daylight saving time allows people to use less energy by starting the day earlier, which results in less energy use for heating and lighting.
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