He is also a nephew of the well-known Turkish constitution professor, Tarık Zafer Tunaya.
He continued his education at the University of Iowa, Department of Political Science, and received his M.A.
Kalaycıoğlu was employed as a full-time faculty member at Boğaziçi University from fall 1984 to spring 2002.
Kalaycıoğlu has contributed a chapter on Turkey in Mark Kasselman, Joel Krieger and William A. Joseph (eds.)
Present courses offered by him include: Introduction to Turkish Politics and Comparative Party Systems and Interest Groups.