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n 2002 Kaya arrived in South Korea to study, at the recommendation of his father, who praised the educational system there. He spent a year studying Korean at Konkuk University and on to Hanyang University, with a scholarship to study IT management, after also being accepted, to Seoul National University and Korea University.[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 Muslim and does not eat pork or drink alcohol, 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, sometimes even more so than the show’s hosts, Jun Hyun-moo, Yoo Se-yoon and Sung Si-kyung.[2]