Google outage disrupts services across Türkiye and southeast europe
Services were later restored, but the cause remains unknown as authorities await a technical report from Google.
Google services experienced a widespread outage in Türkiye on Thursday morning, leaving core functions such as search and YouTube inaccessible.
Users reported search queries failing to return results, frozen pages, and an inability to connect to Google servers. Social media posts suggested the disruption extended beyond Türkiye, affecting users in Bulgaria, Greece, Georgia, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Armenia, the Netherlands, and Germany.
The Turkish state-run Anadolu Agency confirmed outages across parts of Southeastern Europe. Turkish Deputy Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, Omer Fatih Sayan, said the issue impacted Android and related services in Türkiye and the wider European region.
He added that the National Cyber Incident Response Centre had requested a technical report from Google and is monitoring the situation closely.
As of 10:57 a.m. local time, 4 September 2025, access to Google services in Türkiye had been restored. Google has yet to issue an official statement regarding the cause of the disruption.
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