Kaya (surname) explained
Kaya (pronounced as /tr/) is a common last name in Turkic countries and means stone in Turkish.
- Ahmet Kaya (1957-2000), Kurdish singer from turkey
- Ali Kaya (athlete) (born Stanley Kiprotich Mukche in 1994), Kenyan-Turkish long-distance runner
- Ali Kaya (serial killer) (born 1979), Turkish serial killer
- Aykut Kaya (born 1990), Turkish karateka
- Belkıs Zehra Kaya (born 1984), Turkish female judoka
- Cansu Nur Kaya (born 2000), Turkish women's footballer
- Enes Kaya (born 1984), Turkish television personality
- Fatma Koşer Kaya (born 1968), Dutch female politician of Turkish descent
- Fırat Kaya (born 1995), Germany-born Turkish deaf footballer
- Hazal Kaya (born 1990), Turkish actress
- İpek Kaya (born 1994), Turkish-French women's footballer
- Kıvılcım Kaya (born 1992), Turkish female hammer thrower
- Markus Kaya (born 1979), German footballer
- Metin Kaya (born 1961), Turkish-born German politician
- Mihriban Kaya (born 1996), Turkish female Paralympian track and field athlete
- Nihan Kaya (born 1979), Turkish female writer
- Onur Kaya (born 1986), Belgian footballer of Turkish descent
- Özlem Kaya (athlete) (born 1990), Turkish female middle distance runner
- Özlem Kaya (swimmer) (born 1992), Turkish female Para swimmer
- Rümeysa Pelin Kaya (born 2000), Turkish sport shooter
- Semih Kaya (born 1991), Turkish footballer
- Serkan Kaya (born 1984), Turkish marathon runner
- Şükrü Kaya (1883-1959), Turkish politician
- Zehra Kaya (born 2004), Turkish female karateka
- Zübeyde Kaya (born 1991), Turkish women's footballer
Kaya (written:) is also a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- , Minister of Finance of Japan
- , Japanese artistic gymnast
- , a member of the Japanese imperial family
- , a member of the Japanese imperial family
See also