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Further-eastern European Time facts for kids

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Further-eastern European Time (FET) also called Moscow Time (MSK) and Turkey Time (TRT) is since September 2011 three hours ahead of UTC (UTC+03:00). It was started as the official time for the Russian Kaliningrad Oblast and then followed by Belarus, Northern Cyprus, and Turkey.

Until 2011, Further-eastern European Time was the same as Eastern European Time (UTC+2). on 27 March 2011, Russia moved to the so called "year-round daylight saving time". Belarus followed Russia on September 15, 2011. Both Turkey and Northern Cyprus also cancelled DST on September 7, 2016, and has switched to FET permanently.On October 29, 2017, Northern Cyprus returned to EET.

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  • Timezones2011 UTC+3

    UTC+03:00 – 2011: orange (DST Northern Hemisphere), yellow (year-round), light blue (sea areas)

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: UTC+03:00 para niños

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