Tugberk was born in Nicosia, Cyprus. After his secondary education at Turk Maarif Koleji, he moved to The United Kingdom for his undergraduate degree where he studied BA (Hons) Business Management with Marketing at University Campus Suffolk between 2009-2012. He carried on his studies at Kingston University where he completed a MSc course in 'Information Technologies & Strategic Innovation with Management Studies'. Since October 2013, Kaya has been undertaking his PhD studies on 'Innovation & Knowledge Management' along with a lecturer position at Faculty of Economics & Administrative Sciences. Kaya is also a member of the board of Knowledge Management Research Center.