The former Smiths frontman has expressed his love for the Israeli people in the past.
Two concerts by Morrissey set for Turkey were axed amid public pressure from the government due to the English singer/songwriter’s support for Israel, the Euronews Turkish service reported on Friday.
Oktay Saral, chief adviser to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, took to X on Wednesday, saying it is “unacceptable” to bring figures to the country who support “Israel’s oppression in Gaza.”
“The fact that Morrissey, an Israel supporter and Zionist singer, is scheduled to perform a concert at Volkswagen Arena [in Istanbul] on Dec. 16 is a blatant mockery of both our nation’s conscience and the memory of the innocent children slaughtered in Palestine,” he wrote.