Google Services Down For Most Of The Users In US, Turkey And Eastern Europe

Service Outage

An outage of Google services, including its search engine, Gmail, and YouTube, affected users in Turkey and several Eastern European countries.

Details of the Outage

The disruption began on Thursday morning and impacted additional platforms like Google Maps, Drive, and Analytics. Monitoring services confirmed widespread service interruptions, with an increase in user reports around 10:00 a.m. local time in Turkey (07:00 GMT).

The outage was primarily concentrated in Southeastern Europe, affecting countries such as Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, and Georgia. Intermittent disruptions were also reported in other parts of Europe, including Germany, the Netherlands, Ukraine, and Russia, as well as in U.S. cities like New York and Chicago.

Impact on Services

The service disruption lasted nearly two hours, with access gradually restored later in the morning. During this period, many websites that rely on Google Ads appeared without advertisements, and services like Google Analytics experienced significant slowdowns.

Data from outage-tracking websites indicated that reports of service disruptions spiked around 2:10 AM EST, particularly affecting the East and West Coasts of the United States.

Current Status

Google has not yet released an official statement regarding the cause of the disruption. Further updates will be provided as more information becomes available.