The twin security officers of Istanbul Airport

Twin security officers working at Istanbul Airport are facing intense interest from passengers and employees. Identical twins Enver and Ekrem Eser, as well as Tahsin and Yasin Ertuğrul, who work at the Istanbul Airport, have been said to be confused not only by passengers but also by employees and their families. Passengers seeing the twin brothers are taking photos.

As one of the largest gateways for Turkey to the world, the İGA Istanbul Airport is making the identical twin brothers a focal point of interest for both passengers and employees. The identical twins Enver – Ekrem Eser and Tahsin – Yasin Ertuğrul, who serve as security officers, attract attention from both passengers and staff.

Indian passenger Dr. Asif Siddique, who came to Istanbul Airport to fly to his country, stated that he has traveled through 52 airports until now and that he witnessed identical twins working at the same place for the first time here. Later, the Indian Dr. Asif Siddique could not hide his surprise after taking photos and chatting with the twin security officers.

“So there are two of them”
Yasin and Tahsin Ertuğrul, who have been working at airports for 16 years, said, “We have been working at airports for 16 years. We always encounter interesting events here. People are surprised when they see us. They say, ‘So there are two of them’. Many are shocked. Some want to take pictures. We applied for jobs together with my brother. We have been working together at the same device for 16 years. When we stand at the devices together, staff usually show more interest in us. When staff see us, they are very surprised. They ask, ‘Are you twins?’ We take pictures with passengers. When our passengers see us, they take pictures with us because we are twins.”

“When our managers say ‘Call Ekrem’, they are calling Enver”
Ekrem Eser stated that their managers and supervisors confuse them, saying, “We have been in the profession as security officers for about ten to fifteen years. We were previously at Atatürk Airport. When Istanbul Airport opened, we came here voluntarily. Other colleagues Yasin and Tahsin always work at the same device. Enver and I can work a little differently than them. When there is confusion at the staff entrance or at the regular device, my manager says to call Ekrem, but they call Enver; when they say to call Enver, they call Ekrem. When they call us for signatures at the company, they warn us to avoid confusion, so we don’t misspell each other’s names.”

“I show a photo we took together on my phone to prove we are twins”
Enver Eser stated that passengers do not believe they are twins, saying, “I was at a point in domestic flights before. Ekrem helped passengers and described the E6 gate. About 5 minutes after that, when they came to the gate where I was, they saw me. They were very surprised. They asked how I got here before us. I said, ‘That is my twin brother.’ When they asked again, I took out my phone and showed them our pictures. We encounter such events a lot. Passengers want to take photos. The staff was very surprised, but they started to recognize us slowly.”

“I must be sick today; I started to see people in pairs”
Ekrem Esen mentioned that the tower chief, who did not know they were twins, thought he was ill, saying, “When I was working in general aviation, there were tower chiefs. While he was watching me from the balcony, after I exited, when Enver entered, our chief said, ‘I must be sick today; I started to see people in pairs.'”

“My little girl and my mother confuse us”
Enver Esen mentioned that even their families confuse them, saying, “At home, our wives confused us at first. Now there is no problem; they know us. For example, my eldest daughter is 3 years old. When she sees Ekrem, she first runs and says ‘Dad,’ then realizes that he is not her father. She understands when I come. By the way, I will have a twin. When my mother calls us from behind, she cannot tell us apart. When she calls, she recognizes when we turn around. My mother can recognize us from the front, but she cannot recognize us from the back. From behind, she calls us Enver and Ekrem, just in case whoever turns around first.”