Robbie Williams has been forced to cancel a concert due to terror concerns. The music icon was set to perform in Istanbul next week, but has informed fans that the show has been cancelled due to public safety worries.

The 51-year-old was slated to perform at Istanbul's Atakoy Marina, but the company organising the gig decided to withdraw the public due to security risks and public backlash. His concert was scheduled for October 7, two years after the attacks on Israel by Hamas, during which, 1,200 innocent individuals were killed and 251 people were held captive in Gaza. In a statement, he expressed: "I'm extremely sorry that I will not be able to perform in Istanbul next week. City authorities have cancelled the show in the interests of public safety. The last thing I would ever want to do is to jeopardise the safety of my fans - their safety and security come first. We were very excited to be playing Istanbul for the first time, and purposely chose the city as the final show of the BRITPOP tour. To end this epic run of dates in front of my Turkish fans was my dream, given the close connections my family have with this wonderful country.

"To everyone in Istanbul who wanted to join the 1.2 million people who have shared this phenomenal tour this year with us, I am deeply sorry. We were so looking forward to this show, but the decision to cancel it was beyond our control," reports the Mirror.

Concerns began to escalate after Robbie expressed his backing for Israel following the devastating attacks on October 7.

The singer had previously revealed he was bringing up his four children in the Jewish faith, which is practised by their mother, his wife Ayda Field-Williams.

He explained that the family observes Jewish customs at home "out of respect."

During a Tel Aviv performance in 2023, Robbie declared from the stage: "I'm raising my kids Jewish and I'm grateful for the Jewish people. My wife is Jewish, so my kids are Jewish. I like to keep some of the traditions going in the family, just out of respect for you guys and their history."

He also bears the Hebrew word "Simcha" - meaning happiness - as a tattoo on his wrist.