Robbie Williams has said he is "deeply sorry" his concert in the Turkish city of Istanbul has had to be cancelled "in the interests of public safety".

The former Take That singer said it was his "dream" to perform at Atakoy Marina on Tuesday but the decision by city authorities to cancel the show "was beyond our control".

Williams' Britpop world tour began in May and has taken him to cities including London, Amsterdam, Berlin, Helsinki and Athens.

The 51-year-old Angels singer said in a post on Instagram to his 3.7m followers: "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.

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