Kaya completed his undergraduate education at Gazi University, Gazi Faculty of Education, Turkish Language Teaching Program, his master's degree at Uşak University, Institute of Social Sciences, Turkish Education, and his doctorate at Gazi University, Institute of Educational Sciences, Turkish Education. He worked as a teacher and administrator in institutions affiliated with the Ministry of National Education between 2006-2016. He worked as a Turkish instructor at Tunis University, 9 Nisan Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences between 2016-2021. He has been working as an assistant professor in the Turkish Education Department of Bayburt University, Faculty of Education, Turkish and Social Sciences Education in 2021, and as an associate professor in 2025.
Polonya uyruklu olan Sylwia Filipowska, 2001 yılında üniversite eğitimine Krakov Jagiellon Üniversitesi'nde başladı. 2006 Leh Dili ve Edebiyatı Bölümü, 2009 ise Türkoloji Bölümü mezunudur. 2009’dan itibaren Jagiellon Üniversitesi Türkoloji Bölümü’nde öğretim üyesi olarak çalışmaktadır.