Bringing game
developers together.
I am a founding leader and director of IGDA Istanbul and a co-founder of Bahçeşehir University’s BUG Zone game development club. I previously led ÜNOG, a game developer community, as a director for two years.
I’m Mustafa Erhan Kaya. Alongside building software and games, I work in community management and event organization.
2025 – present
IGDA Istanbul
Founding leader and director
I am a founding leader and director of the Istanbul chapter of the International Game Developers Association. My work connects local game developers with each other and with the international game development community.
2023 – 2025 · Two years as director
ÜNOG
Director
I led ÜNOG, a game developer community in Türkiye, as a director for two years. I worked on events bringing developers together, including sponsor, venue and team coordination for Global Game Jam Istanbul 2024.
2023 – 2024
BAU BUG Zone
Founding board member and vice president
I co-founded BUG Zone, the game development club at Bahçeşehir University. As a founding board member and vice president, I helped establish a community where students could meet around making games.
Global Game Jam İstanbul 2024
The official Global Game Jam event record lists me among its organizers. ÜNOG organized the event in collaboration with BUG Zone, YTÜ DOGDOK and IndieCore, with YTÜ GamesUP as its main partner. FRPNET’s January 8, 2024 report identifies me as a ÜNOG director.
Games and applications
ZINK!
ZINK! is a mobile word game built around a clue and a letter count. Revealing letters costs points, making the decision to solve without help central to each round. It offers Turkish and English content, daily challenges and crossword puzzles.
Read the project storyDuckIn
DuckIn is a mobile app that helps you understand how crowded a place may be before you go, and when it might be calmer. It combines place discovery with hourly crowd forecasts in Istanbul, Ankara and İzmir.
Read the project storyPyralis
Pyralis is a mobile product that brings scattered gaming libraries, reviews and player history together. It connects digital games and tabletop experiences in a shared player profile.
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