Murder on the Naval Base

Born in northeastern Turkey, Behcet grew up in a very small village with long held traditions. Defying his father, Behcet left home at fourteen and traveled first to Istanbul and then on to London. He made the move to the US in 1976 and became a US citizen in 1985. Living in Atlanta, Georgia, he followed his creative yearnings and attended the Alliance Theatre School and studied at the SAG Conservatory of Georgia, which earned him his Screen Actors Guild card. In 1994, Kaya and his wife moved to Los Angeles, where he continued his studies at the Roby Theatre Company and the Shakespeare, A Noise Within, Theatre Workshop. Along with acting, writing became a natural outlet. In addition to his three novels, Voice of Conscience, Murder on the Naval Base, and Road to Siran, Erin’s Story, Behcet has published numerous short stories and is currently working on his fourth novel, Body in the Woods.