Enes Kaya

Enes Kaya
Born (1984-08-22) August 22, 1984
Istanbul, Turkey
Occupation Television personality
Website Enes Kaya on Facebook

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

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 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.[2]

Enes Kaya in the original cast for Non-Summit in 2014.

In 2015, Kaya returned to acting in a supporting role for the Korean thriller Perfect Proposal.

Scandal

Enes Kaya was known for being extremely conservative on the talk show Non-Summit, claiming to "know no female other than his mother".[4] He became the center of a public outcry when sources suggested that he was unfaithful to his wife, Jang Mi Yoon, and was romantically involved with over 10 young Korean girls[5] by being under the false name, "Nick", pretending to be ethnically Italian, and claiming that news of him having a wife and a child were merely a showbiz ruse and that he faked the marriage for visa purposes to play a role in the film Haunters. He claimed that a photo with him and his daughter to actually be a photo of him with a "cousin" or "friend's kid".[6] It is also claimed that he had sexual intercourse with multiple Korean girls during his wife's pregnancy.[5][7] The girls claimed that he told them he would marry him, and were hurt as a result of his betrayal. They went to the media presenting KakaoTalk message screenshots as proof of him sending sexually explicit messages.[8] They claimed they quit their jobs and could not sleep without medication because of depression, and were "haunted by his sweet words".[5] He ultimately stepped down from all shows in Korea and remained silent and isolated from the public. He returned to Turkey with his family and claimed that he was innocent.

Filmography

Television series

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

Year Title Role Notes
2010 Haunters[9] Ali
2013 Cold Eyes
2013 Wolf, Dutch film directed by Jim Taihuttu Production Manager[10]
2015 Perfect Proposal Victor

References

  1. ↑ Kim, Slater (August 27, 2014). "이런 비정상 G11 때문에 월요일이 기다려지다니, 이런 나 비정상인가요?" (in Korean). Naeil Shot Magazine. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 Wi, Moon Hee (July 26, 2014). "Turkish actor hopes to boost positive relations". JoongAng Ilbo. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 Kalka, Emma (December 9, 2012). "Brotherly love, Turkish actor hopes to uphold image of 'brother country'". The Korea Herald. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
  4. ↑ http://www.enewstoday.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=451530
  5. 1 2 3 http://news1.kr/articles/?2007901
  6. ↑ http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20141203000881
  7. ↑ http://star.mbn.co.kr/view.php?no=1083523&year=2015&refer=portal
  8. ↑ http://blog.naver.com/sasa90/220198588963
  9. ↑ "Enes Kaya (에네스 카야)". Hancinema. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Enes Kaya Production Manager, Miscellaneous Crew". IMDb. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
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