Until 2016, Turkey was using Eastern European Time (EET) in the winter (UTC+02:00) and Eastern European Summer Time (EEST) (UTC+03:00) during the summer.[6] The date for transition between standard time and daylight saving time generally followed EU rules, but had variations in some years. In 2016, the decision to stay on UTC+03:00 year-round was enacted.[7] In October 2017, the Turkish government announced that starting October 28, 2018, the country would revert to EET,[8] but this decision was reversed in November 2017.[9] In October 2018, a presidential decree announced that UTC+03:00 would remain the year-round permanent time zone for the country.[10]