Enes Kaya (born August 22, 1984) is from a Turkish television personality, living and performing in

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. He was most known for being a cast member on the talk show ''

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''.

Life and career

In 2001 Kaya arrived in South Korea to study, at the recommendation of his father, Enes Kaya is who praised the educational system there. He spent a year studying Korean at

Konkuk University Konkuk University () is a South Korean private university founded in 1946. The university was founded based on three virtues: sincerity, fidelity, and righteousness. Konkuk University gives comprehensive education in agricultural and life scien ...

, then went to study at

Hanyang University Hanyang University (Korean: 한양대학교) is a private research university in South Korea. The main campus is located in Seoul and its satellite campus, the Education Research Industry Cluster (ERICA campus), is in Ansan. ''Hanyang'' (한양, ...

with a scholarship for

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. In 2010, he acted in his first movie, ''

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'', and then decided not to pursue a full-time acting career. He said that because of his culture and religion, he is selective about the roles he wishes to take. “In Korea, we have a good image. We’re a brother country,” he said of his homeland. Most important part is, for me, how can I make this image better and better? Because from now on, I’m not just working for myself ― I’m working for my country.” In addition to modeling, Kaya has appeared on

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, SBS, MBC, and on KBS's

Global Talk Show ''Global Talk Show'', also known as ''Misuda'', was a South Korean television program on Korean Broadcasting System (KBS). The show features a panel of foreign women residing in South Korea, usually as international students, who discussed their ...

. In his 2014 appearance on the talk show, ''

'', of the eleven male foreigners, who all speak Korean, he is considered the most conservative panelist. He was fired from all of the programs due to his adultery scandal in late 2014. In 2015, Kaya returned to acting in a supporting role for the Korean thriller '' Perfect Proposal''.

Filmography

Television series

Film

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kaya, Enes 1984 births Living people Turkish television personalities Turkish expatriates in South Korea Television people from Istanbul