Will there be an update for the time zone file for Turkey, since now the GMT + 3 time zone will be a constant time zone?

Question

The Turkish government has now decided to remain in the EEST time zone (GMT + 3) (summer time); from today, the time zone will be set to GMT + 3 in Turkey. Will there be an update for the timezone file for Linux systems because of this change? When will it be published?

Answer 1

While you decide to stay in the current time zone, you can use GMT + 3 until you receive any updates from Turkish officials.

sudo unlink /etc/localtime 
sudo ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/Etc/GMT+3 /etc/localtime

Good luck

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Do not use +3, because zones like Etc / GMT + 6 are intentionally reversed for backward compatibility with POSIX standards.

Instead of using +3 below;

sudo unlink /etc/localtime 
sudo ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/Etc/GMT-3 /etc/localtime

Otherwise, you will have the opposite and there will be a difference of 6 hours.