Robbie Williams Istanbul concert canceled over safety concerns, singer says

British vocalist Robbie Williams said metropolis authorities called disconnected his upcoming Istanbul performance “in the interests of nationalist safety” aft Turkish NGOs and κοινωνικά media users campaigned for the lawsuit to beryllium canceled and protested against his appearance.

The October 7 performance was scheduled to take spot connected the 2nd day of the Hamas onslaught connected southern Israeli communities that led to Israel’s subject violative successful Gaza.

For days, Turkish κοινωνικά media accounts and pro-Gaza NGOs had been calling for the lawsuit to beryllium scrapped, accusing Williams of being “Zionist.”

The 51-year-old vocalist has faced renewed scrutiny successful predominantly Muslim Turkey implicit his family’s Jewish practice and his 2015 show successful Israel, which drew disapproval from pro-Palestinian groups.

Bubilet, the ticketing company, said it had cancelled the performance astatine the petition of the Istanbul Governor’s Office. The governor’s bureau was not instantly available for comment.

Williams wrote connected Instagram precocious connected Saturday that the information of his fans “comes first,” adding helium was profoundly συγνώμη for the cancelation, which helium said was “beyond our control.”