Orchid at Singapore Botanic Park named after Turkish PM Erdogan and his wife
A brand-new orchid species has been named after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his wife, Emine Erdogan, during their visit to Singapore’s renowned Botanic Park, the Hurriyet Daily News said.
The official name of the purple-colored orchid created by the crossbreeding of different seeds became “Dendrobifm Tayyip-Emine Erdogan” after the signing of the exotic and delicate flower’s official register.
One of the officials working at the Botanic Park noted that Erdogan’s tie was coincidentally the same color – purple – as the orchid. “My grandchild also loves the color purple,” Erdogan said.
Erdogan and the delegation accompanying him arrived in Singapore on Jan. 8 from Japan as part of a six-day Asian tour amid graft controversies.