Enes Kaya

Enes Kaya
Born (1984-08-22) August 22, 1984 (age 40)
NationalityTurkish
EducationHanyang University/ IT Management
Occupation(s)Television personality, Actor
Years active2007~
ChildrenTaha Kaya (Son), Mina Kaya (Daughter)
WebsiteEnes Kaya on Facebook, instagram/nskorea

Enes Kaya (born August 22, 1984) is from a Turkish television personality, living and performing in South Korea. He was most known for being a cast member on the talk show Non-Summit.[1][2]

Life and career

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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, then went to study at Hanyang University with a scholarship for IT management.[3]

In 2010, he acted in his first movie, Haunters, 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 Arirang TV, SBS, MBC, and on KBS's Global Talk Show.[3]

In his 2014 appearance on the talk show, Non-Summit, of the eleven male foreigners, who all speak Korean, he is considered the most conservative panelist.[2] He was fired from all of the programs due to his adultery scandal in late 2014.[4] In 2015, Kaya returned to acting in a supporting role for the Korean thriller Perfect Proposal.

Filmography

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Television series

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Year Title Network Notes
2007 Global Talk Show[3] KBS
2007 Exclamation Mark MBC
2013 Vitamin KBS
2013 Jagiya SBS
2013 Hello Hello TV Chosun
2014 Yeo Yoo Man Man KBS
2014 World Changing Quiz MBC
2014 Saturday Night Live Korea tvN
2014 Non-Summit[2] JTBC

Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2010 Haunters[5] Ali
2013 Cold Eyes
2013 Wolf, Dutch film directed by Jim Taihuttu Production Manager[6]
2015 Perfect Proposal Victor

References

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  1. ^ Kim, Slater (August 27, 2014). "이런 비정상 G11 때문에 월요일이 기다려지다니, 이런 나 비정상인가요?" (in Korean). Naeil Shot Magazine. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c Wi, Moon Hee (July 26, 2014). "Turkish actor hopes to boost positive relations". JoongAng Ilbo. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c Kalka, Emma (December 9, 2012). "Brotherly love, Turkish actor hopes to uphold image of 'brother country'". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on December 9, 2012. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
  4. ^ "Enes Kaya to likely leave 'Abnormal Summit' due to adultery scandal". All Kpop.
  5. ^ "Enes Kaya (에네스 카야)". Hancinema. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
  6. ^ "Enes Kaya Production Manager, Miscellaneous Crew". IMDb. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
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