Kim Kardashian’s fame is in part due to her social media use. She loves to upload pictures to her Twitter account, and she’s been tagging her photographer friend a lot recently…or so she thinks. In reality, Kardashian has accidentally been tagging a 17-year-old from Turkey with the same name as her pal. Both men are named Mert Alas, and they have very similar Twitter handles. Kardshian’s friend’s handle is @mertaIas with an uppercase “i,” while the other Mert’s handle is @mertalas with a lowercase “l.”Â
Kardashian hasn’t even seemed to notice and continues to tag the wrong Mert. Miley Cyrus made the same mistake, when she uploaded a picture that photographer Mert Alas took of her.
The other, younger Mert doesn’t mind all the attention, though. He was featured in a Turkish magazine, in which he said, “Before this I had 200 followers. Thanks to Miley Cyrus I got 600. And after Kim I got 65 more.” He has even replied to Kim’s social mentions with quips like, “You’re going to get me in trouble with your husband.”Â
It seems young Mert is making the best of a very funny situation.