Technology and software
The institutional period that began with Terminal Ticaret around information and media technologies.
FOUNDER OF KAYIOĞLU HOLDING · FOUNDING PRESIDENT OF THE TURKISH–AFRICAN MEDIA COOPERATION COUNCIL
Turning ideas into fieldwork,and fieldwork intolasting value.
I develop lasting cooperation in media, technology, investment and culture between Türkiye, the Turkic world and Africa. To me, leadership means taking responsibility on the ground and leaving behind a system that works.
Working axis
01IstanbulNiamey
Türkiye ↔ AfricaSince 1992a journey in business and entrepreneurship
AfricaMedia and communication work in Africa
30+ yearsbusiness and entrepreneurial experience
TR · TD · AFTürkiye, the Turkic world and Africa axis
Fielddecision-making and implementation hub
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WHO IS MEHMET KAYA?
More than a company founder: a builder of connected systems designed to endure.
Mehmet Kaya is the founder and Chairman of Kayıoğlu Holding and the Founding President of the Turkish–African Media Cooperation Council.
His business life, which began in 1992, entered a new phase in 1996 with institutional initiatives in information technology and software. In the following years, it developed into a multi-sector structure through investments in technology, media, advertising, production, broadcasting and digital platforms.
From 2011 onward, investments in media, advertising and production expanded; different companies and capabilities came together under Kayıoğlu Holding in August 2023 with shared management and strategy. Today, the focus is on developing practical cooperation that brings Türkiye’s production and technology experience together with Africa’s local knowledge.
A project’s value is measured not only by what it earns, but by whom it strengthens and the trust it leaves behind.
Personal compass
Stewardship rooted in faith, justice, human dignity, sharing and a responsibility to create benefit.
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TECHNOLOGY & DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
An entrepreneurial track record of not merely using technology, but adapting it early to business models.
The technology and software period that began in 1996 developed from enterprise software and automation to social media and digital service platforms.
Early work included systems designed to move services such as E‑Municipality, E‑Water Ordering, E‑Waiter and E‑Ticket into digital environments. They are presented here as historical portfolio information, without claiming they were the first in Türkiye.
Smartsoftware
A new technology structure in which software development activities became institutionalized.
Technology partnerships
University–industry cooperation and the establishment of Mett Yazılım Bilişim.
Robot Customer Representative
An automation-based software project bringing human–software interaction into customer-service processes; the Microsoft Global Partner relationship also belongs to this period.
Facebook Global Partner
A period of early focus on the impact of social networks on corporate communication and business models.
Digital service systems
Work to digitize service processes through E‑Municipality, E‑Water Ordering, E‑Waiter and E‑Ticket applications.
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AFRICAN LEADERSHIP · MEDIA DIPLOMACY
A lasting media bridge connecting Türkiye and the Turkic world with Africa.
Mehmet Kaya’s approach to Africa is based on co-producing with local institutions in media, technology, investment and culture, taking responsibility on the ground and building mutual trust.
Africa is not a single market. Every country has its own language, institutions and social balance. Lasting success comes not from ready-made formulas, but from approaches that understand local realities and build trust.
The approach therefore focuses not on a conventional investment model that views Africa from a distance, but on understanding local needs, co-producing with public institutions and the private sector, transferring knowledge and capabilities, and turning projects into functioning structures.
FOUNDING LEADERSHIP ROLE
Turkish–African Media Cooperation Council
Founding President
A cooperation platform that aims to create common ground for joint production between Türkiye, the Turkic world and Africa through media, communications, culture, arts, education and economic cooperation.
Three regions, one shared future
Türkiye
Production, technology and institutional experience
Turkic world
Shared culture, memory and cooperation network
Africa
Local stories, a young population and productive potential
Structures carrying strategy into the field
Platform in development
Pan-African media planning and operations network
AfrikaMedya
A structure connecting brands with the right country, city, channel and local insight while managing planning, buying, content and campaign operations through one network.↗Active field and delivery structureNiamey-based project delivery hub
NiKa Core
The operational structure turning media infrastructure, broadcast technology, digital transformation and institutional projects into practical, measurable and sustainable work in Niger.↗FROM THE FIELD
A leadership approach that carries dialogue into action.
“Not to speak about Africa, but to think with Africa, build together and shape the future together.”
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MEDIA · CULTURE · ARTS
A multilingual storytelling ecosystem spanning broadcasting and original content.
Under KAYI Media Group, television, radio, magazine, news and digital publishing activities meet in one strategy that makes the cultural and economic connection between Türkiye and Africa visible.
01Active media brand
Television · French-language broadcasting
KAYI TV
kayitv.tvA broadcast brand delivering news, documentaries, culture, arts, education, drama, cinema and entertainment to African audiences.
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02Active media brand
Multilingual digital news
KayiNews
kayinews.comA digital news platform carrying the agenda of Türkiye, Africa and the world to international readers through a multilingual perspective.
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03Active media brand
Türkiye-centred news
NewstimeTR
newstimetr.comA news brand covering Türkiye’s political, economic, diplomatic, cultural and social agenda through digital publishing principles.
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04Active media brand
Global news hub
NewstimeHub
newstimehub.comAn international digital platform bringing Africa, Türkiye and the world together within a shared news flow.
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05Media brand in development
Digital radio network
KAYI Radio
kayiradio.comA platform bringing verified radio broadcasts from Türkiye and Africa into one multilingual, data-efficient listening experience.
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06Media brand in development
Economy and investment magazine
KAYI Business
kayibusiness.comA publishing brand designed to highlight investment opportunities, partnerships and entrepreneurial stories across Türkiye, Africa and the Turkic world.
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ORIGINAL CONTENT PORTFOLIO
A human connection built through culture and art.
These are positioned not as completed productions, but as original formats born from African field experience and currently under development.
01Drama series · In development
Yeni Hayatlar · New Lives
A drama project following young people arriving in Türkiye from different African countries, with stories shaped by education, friendship, belonging and cultural encounters.
To make the human bond between Türkiye and Africa visible through characters inspired by real life.02Talent format · In development
Niger’s Talents
A competition format designed to discover young talent across Niger, give them a stage for self-expression and carry the country’s cultural diversity to the world.
To create space for Africa to tell the stories of its people and culture in its own voice.05
LEADERSHIP APPROACH
Five principles tested in the field, not at a desk.
The same decision filter guides every initiative, from African operations to digital platforms.
Decide on the ground
Understand a place through its people, institutions and daily realities before interpreting reports.
Build local partnerships
Choose trust, shared responsibility and mutual value over short-term intermediation.
Create working systems
Turn an idea into an executable structure with process, team, technology and finance.
Grow human capacity
Ensure each project leaves knowledge, skills, employment and decision-making capacity where it operates.
Deliver social value
Treat economic sustainability as the carrier of social contribution, not its alternative.
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PROJECT PORTFOLIO
Companies, ventures and selected public infrastructure projects.
Institutional roles, active field projects and ventures under development are clearly separated. Ambitions are never presented as completed achievements.
01Active institution
Founder and Chairman
Kayıoğlu Holding
The parent structure aligning group companies in technology, media, production and investment under shared strategy and governance.Explore project↗
02Niger field operations
Türkiye–Niger project and delivery hub
NI-KA SARLU · NiKa Core
The Niamey-based operational structure for media infrastructure, digital transformation, institutional technology and regional cooperation projects.Explore project↗
03Niger public broadcasting project
OTT, web, mobile and digital broadcasting infrastructure
Niger Media and Digital Transformation Work
Infrastructure and implementation work carried out by NI-KA SARLU to bring Niger public broadcasting television, radio, news and institutional content into digital environments.Explore project↗
04Active and developing media portfolio
Television, radio, news and production
KAYI Media Group
The structure bringing active brands KAYI TV, KayiNews, NewstimeTR and NewstimeHub together with KAYI Radio and KAYI Business in the development portfolio.Explore project↗
05Platform in development
Pan-African media planning network
AfrikaMedya
A planning, buying and campaign operations platform connecting brands with the right country, city, channel and local insight.Explore project↗
06Product development
Film and Production Industry Technology Platform
TopFiyt
An industry technology platform bringing together crews, procurement, budgets and field operations for film, series, advertising, documentary and production workflows in a digital infrastructure.Explore project↗
07Ecosystem development
Agriculture and rural commerce platform
Bakkalköy
A sector platform bringing agriculture, livestock, natural products, equipment and agricultural technologies together within a digital commerce infrastructure.Explore project↗
08Strategic investment development
Responsible mining and value chain
Ni-Ka Gold SARLU
A Niger-focused mining investment model built on verification, traceability, local processing capacity and long-term partnerships.Explore project↗
09Development and pilot planning
Niamey urban communication network
Ni-Ka City
An urban communication network being developed with a 30–44 unit pilot target, while verification and field planning continue across 92 candidate locations.Explore project↗
SELECTED PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS · NIGER
RTN is the content and broadcasting organization; TDN is the transmission and distribution operator.
Public projects are presented separately from companies and brands owned by Mehmet Kaya. Local implementation and contracting are identified through NI-KA SARLU.
Radio-Télévision du Niger — RTN
OTT and digital broadcasting infrastructureProject components for bringing Télé Sahel, TAL TV, Voix du Sahel and institutional content to web, mobile and OTT environments.
RTN platform ↗Télédiffusion du Niger — TDN
Satellite transmission and distribution infrastructureThe public operator responsible for carriage, multiplexing, uplink/downlink coordination and technical distribution processes.
Arabsat · BADR-8
C-Band · NI-KA SARLUThe current Africa satellite capacity and distribution architecture of the Niger public broadcasting project.
Eutelsat
Kayıoğlu Holding → NI-KA SARLUEuropean capacity is managed through the Kayıoğlu Holding contract and the Kayıoğlu Holding–NI-KA SARLU project relationship.
Türksat
Telesahel international broadcasting phaseTelesahel’s start of international broadcasting via Türksat satellites was publicly announced by the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure and Türksat on 30 November–1 December 2025. It is shown here as a historical project phase, not as the current primary distribution architecture.
CORPORATE ECOSYSTEM
Companies and ventures: a structure with clear responsibilities and distinct roles.
While the KAYI Media Group broadcasting umbrella is kept separate, the following companies and ventures form the corporate ecosystem through their own areas of expertise.
Kayıoğlu Holding A.Ş.
Group management, strategic investment and corporate coordination
kayiogluholding.com
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JOURNEY
Milestones across a journey of more than three decades.
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Beginning of business life
The beginning of commercial and entrepreneurial experience.
- 02
Information technology and software
The start of a technology-focused institutional period with Terminal Ticaret.
- 03
Smartsoftware
The period in which software-development activities became institutionalized.
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Technology partnerships
University technology partnership and the Mett Yazılım structure.
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Robot Customer Representative
Corporate automation project and Microsoft Global Partner period.
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Facebook Global Partner
The period in which social media was adapted to corporate communications and business models.
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Media investments
Expansion of investments in media, advertising, production and communications.
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Kayıoğlu Holding
Group companies came together under a shared management and strategy umbrella.
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Niger and Africa
A field-focused period in media, technology, satellite broadcasting and public-infrastructure projects.
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International broadcast distribution
Project phases expanding the international satellite reach of Niger public broadcasting.
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Türkiye ↔ Africa
Lasting cooperation across technology, media, investment and culture.
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MEHMET KAYA IN THE MEDIA
News, interviews and project records.
Only verifiable publications and official project records are shown in this section. New sources are added as they are confirmed.
YENİ ŞAFAK
Nigeriens did not want the Turkish businessman to leave: “Don’t go, let’s work together”
An interview with Mehmet Kaya on Niger, perceptions of Türkiye and his field experience.
Read the story ↗MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT AND INFRASTRUCTURE
The Voice of Africa on Türksat
Official public announcement concerning Telesahel’s international broadcasting phase via Türksat.
Read the story ↗TÜRKSAT
Niger state television broadcasts moved to Türksat satellites
Türksat statement on Telesahel’s international satellite broadcasting.
Read the story ↗VIDEO ARCHIVE
Robot Customer Representative
User-provided archive video relating to early technology work.
Watch the video ↗VIDEO ARCHIVE
Project promotional film
User-provided archive promotional film for the technology project.
Watch the video ↗09
LEADERSHIP NOTES
Three convictions shaped by the field.
Investing in Africa
Africa is not a single market. Every country has its own language, institutions and social balance; local trust wins, not ready-made formulas.
Read the perspective→Media and digital memory
When a society does not produce and preserve its own story, it becomes dependent on others’ narratives. Media is strategic infrastructure for the future.
Read the perspective→The real measure of technology
The newest technology is not always the right one. The right solution is accessible, resilient and makes real life easier.
Read the perspective→CONTACT
Let’s discuss ideas capable of creating lasting value.
Get in touch regarding Türkiye–Africa cooperation, media, technology, strategic investment and social-impact initiatives.
Emailmk@kayiogluholding.com↗
BaseIstanbul · Türkiye / Niamey · Niger