She was a big fan of Turkish hit comedy series Leyla and Mecnun (2011). Then she finally met Ali Atay, the "Mecnun" of the series, Atay divorced his first wife and after six years being together they married. She gave birth to her first child the same year and named his son after her husband.
Hazal Kaya had the opportunity to meet actor Ali Atay, whom she is a big fan of, on the night of May 12, 2012, at the season celebration night of the TV series Leyla and Mecnun, and said that she was the one who fell in love at first sight.
She admits in her interviews that she may be possessive and jealous in her relationships.
Although Hazal says at every opportunity that she is the biggest fan of the TV series "Leyla and Mecnun", she officially proved it by marrying Mecnun of the series, announcing that her middle name is Leyla and also naming her daughter Leyla.