Mention Turkey in NEWS

* NEWS: Mention Turkey change. * europe: Tweak commentary.
eggert · Oct 29, 2017 · c437583 · c437583
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@@ -2,6 +2,15 @@ News for the tz database
 
 Unreleased, experimental changes
 
+  Briefly:
+  Turkey switches from +03 to +02/+03 with EU DST on 2018-10-28.
+
+  Changes to future time stamps
+
+    Turkey will switch back from +03 to +02/+03 and resume EU rules
+    starting 2018-10-28, thus reinstituting winter time.  (Thanks to
+    Kıvanç Yazan.)
+
   Changes to past time stamps
 
     A discrepancy of 4 s in timestamps before 1931 in South Sudan has

diff --git a/europe b/europe
@@ -3582,8 +3582,8 @@ Zone	Europe/Zurich	0:34:08 -	LMT	1853 Jul 16 # See above comment.
 # The change is permanent, so this is the new standard time in Turkey.
 # It takes effect today, which is not much notice.
 
-# From Kivanc Yazan (2017-10-28):
-# Turkey will go back to Daylight Saving Time starting 2018/10.
+# From Kıvanç Yazan (2017-10-28):
+# Turkey will go back to Daylight Saving Time starting 2018-10.
 # http://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/eskiler/2017/10/20171028-5.pdf
 
 # Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
@@ -3658,7 +3658,7 @@ Zone	Europe/Istanbul	1:55:52 -	LMT	1880
 			2:00	EU	EE%sT	2015 Oct 25  1:00u
 			2:00	1:00	EEST	2015 Nov  8  1:00u
 			2:00	EU	EE%sT	2016 Sep  7
-			3:00	-	+03	2018 Oct  28  1:00u
+			3:00	-	+03	2018 Oct 28  1:00u
 			2:00	EU	EE%sT
 Link	Europe/Istanbul	Asia/Istanbul	# Istanbul is in both continents.