He was born in Datça, Muğla, in 1976. He completed his primary education in Datça. He started studying at Dokuz Eylül Faculty of Medicine in 1994 and graduated in 2000.
He completed his Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Specialization at Izmir Ataturk Training and Research Hospital between 2002 and 2007. He started his specialization at Bilecik State Hospital in 2007. After working for 1 year at Bozüyük State Hospital, where he transferred, he worked at Bergama State Hospital between 2010 and 2016. Opr.Dr. Mehmet Kaya has been continuing his professional work as a Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery specialist in his private practice in Alsancak, Izmir, since 2016.