Biography

Kaya graduated in theatre from Bilkent University

Bilkent University

İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent University, commonly referred to as Bilkent University or Bilkent, is the first private, nonprofit university in Turkey with the fundamental aim of creating a center of excellence in higher education and research...

 in 1995. She went to İstanbul where she worked at the Ankara Sahnesi and Karatahta Child Theatres and then at the Bakırköy Municipal Theatre.

Through a friend she met at the Bakırköy Municipal Theatre, she made her television debut as Asiye on the Hülya Avşar Show. She joined the BKM troupe and appeared with them in series such as Bir Demet Tiyatro, Bekarlar ve Bana Bir Şeyhler Oluyor. Later, she appeared in the series Dış Kapının Mandalları directed by her close friend Engin Günaydın

Engin Günaydın

-Biography:Günaydın started studying at Hacettepe University Conservatory, but in his second year he switched to Mimar Sinan University from where he graduated in theatre....

 in 1998 and then in other series like Çarli ve Baba Evi. In 2003, she appeared in the film İnşaat directed by Ömer Vargı. Then she acted in the films Babam ve Oğlum, Küçük Kıyamet and Hayatımın Kadınısın. Between 2007-2008, she played Dilber and Şahika Koçarslanlı in the sitcom Avrupa Yakası

Avrupa Yakasi

Avrupa Yakası was a popular Turkish sitcom created and written by Gülse Birsel and produced by Sinan Çetin which aired on ATV Turkey from January 11, 2004 to June 24, 2009. It was recorded in Plato Film studios in Nişantaşı district of Istanbul...

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Kaya received a lot of acclaim for her role in the 2009 film Vavien, winning several awards including the SİYAD award for Best Actress and the Yeşilçam award for Best Actress.

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