Google servers are down

What happened today, September 4, 2025?

Partial Google outage in Turkey and parts of Europe

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.

Services affected in Eastern Europe and the Balkans

Users in Eastern Europe (including Bulgaria, Greece, and neighboring countries) reported serious problems with major Google services:

• YouTube – videos failing to load or endless buffering;
• Google Maps – maps and route searches not loading;
• Google Search – frequent error messages and failed queries;
• Gmail – delays and issues with sending/receiving emails;
• Google Drive – limited or slowed access to files.

Many users received “5xx server error” messages, which usually indicate server-side issues on Google’s end.

General signals

• Platforms like DownDetector recorded a sharp spike in problem reports starting early on September 4.
• Outages were first widely noticed around 18:30 local time in Turkey, later spreading to Eastern Europe.

Google’s response

• So far, Google has not issued an official statement on the cause.
• The Google Workspace Status Dashboard showed no reported incidents as of 8:04 AM UTC on September 4.

Summary

Possible cause

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.