Onur Kaya is a Professor at Burdur Mehmet Akif  Ersoy, located in Burdur, Turkey. He has written several published articles and papers, as well as presented at many Academic conferences. The Melungeon people are one of his main research areas and the subject of his PhD thesis. In this episode, Onur joins Heather from his home country of Turkey, to share his extensive research on the surprising, Turkish-Melungeon connection.

Presented by The Melungeon Heritage Association

Hosted by Heather Andolina (MHA Board President)

Produced by Lis Malone (www.breakingdishes.org)