Only a few hours after the big concert he gave to Athens, the British Pop Robbie Williams star was preparing for the next big night of his tour in Istanbul, but he finally announced that he would not sing in front of the Turkish audience.

The concert would take place on Tuesday, October 7 “Zionist”, caused the concert to cancel.

Specifically, according to the newspaper Turkiye Today, the organizing company cited the reaction of the public and their reaction to the cancellation of the public. Possible security risks.

In a post on Saturday on Instagram, the British singer wrote that “The city authorities have canceled the concert for public security reasons. The last thing I would like would be to risk the safety of my fans – their safety comes first. ”

At the same time, he noted that Constantinople would be the last stop of the tour and that it would appear there for the first time: “I’m deeply sorry. We waited for this concert, but the decision to cancel It was beyond our control. “

It is noted that the singer, who had a special relationship with Turkey through his wife, Eida Field, who was born in Turkey, faced a strong reaction to social media.

According to Turkish media, criticism focused particularly on Field’s mother, Gwen Field, who is of Jewish descent.

Williams had explained in 2023 during his concert in Tel Aviv that his wife is Jewish, so their children grow up as Jews.

“I raise my children as Jews and I am grateful for the Jewish people”, Williams said in 2023 during his concert in Tel Aviv. Continue: “My wife is Jewish, so my children are Jewish. I like to keep some of the traditions in the family, just out of respect for you and their story. “

He also has a tattoo on his wrist with the Jewish word “Simcha”, which means happiness.

Williams was criticized in 2015 for his scheduled concert in Tel Aviv. Supporters of the BDS movement argued that the concert in Israel would legalize Israeli policies against the Palestinians.

Although other artists such as Roger Waters, one of the founding members of Pink Floyd, had urged him to cancel the concert, the British artist normally appeared in front of 40,000 spectators.