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Robbie Williams has said helium is "deeply sorry" his performance successful the Turkish metropolis of Istanbul has had to beryllium cancelled "in the interests of nationalist safety".
The erstwhile Take That singer said it was his "dream" to execute astatine Atakoy Marina connected Tuesday but the determination by metropolis authorities to cancel the amusement "was beyond our control".
Williams' Britpop satellite circuit began successful May and has taken him to cities including London, Amsterdam, Berlin, Helsinki and Athens.
The 51-year-old Angels vocalist said successful a station connected Instagram to his 3.7m followers: "The past happening I would ever privation to bash is to jeopardise the information of my fans - their information and information travel first.
"We were precise excited to beryllium playing Istanbul for the archetypal time, and purposely chose the metropolis arsenic the last amusement of the Britpop tour.
"To extremity this epic tally of dates successful beforehand of my Turkish fans was my dream, fixed the adjacent connections my household person with this fantastic country.
"To everyone successful Istanbul who wanted to articulation the 1.2 cardinal radical who person shared this phenomenal circuit this twelvemonth with us, I americium profoundly sorry. We were truthful looking guardant to this show, but the determination to cancel it was beyond our control."
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Williams is inactive expected to execute a tiny ticketed gig connected Thursday astatine Camden's Dingwalls venue successful London.
He volition tally done his upcoming medium Britpop, which is yet to beryllium released, successful full, with his archetypal solo LP, Life Thru A Lens.
After leaving Take That successful 1995, Williams released his chart-topping debut medium successful 1997, and has achieved 7 UK fig 1 singles and 15 UK fig 1 albums.
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