On September 4, 2025, several Google services — including YouTube — experienced disruptions in Turkey and across parts of Europe. Turkey’s deputy minister of telecommunications, Omer Fatih Sayan, confirmed the issue and requested a technical report from Google.
Users in Eastern Europe (including Bulgaria, Greece, and neighboring countries) reported serious problems with major Google services:
Many users received “5xx server error” messages, which usually indicate server-side issues on Google’s end.
| Aspect | Details (as of 04.09.2025) |
| Start time | Early hours of Sept 4 (ET / IST) |
| Affected regions | Turkey, Eastern & Southeastern Europe (incl. Bulgaria) |
| Services impacted | YouTube, Search, Maps, Gmail, Drive (partially) |
| Error type | 5xx server errors |
| Official confirmation | None yet from Google |
| Dashboard status | No incidents logged |
Since the disruption appears regional rather than global, experts suggest it may be due to infrastructure or routing problems (such as server clusters, network errors, or CDN malfunctions), rather than a full-scale Google outage.