I would believe that the concept of meatballs came from Turkey, but I wouldn't agree that that makes Swedish meatballs actually Turkish. That kind of thinking i

I would believe that the concept of meatballs came from Turkey, but I wouldn't agree that that makes Swedish meatballs actually Turkish. That kind of thinking is found a lot with strong nationalists etc as a way to claim superiority, and even aside from that, it's too reductive. Swedish meatballs are clearly their own dish with unique customs and associations. Every culture has things that originated in or were influenced by things from other culture, but that doesn't mean that they are one and the same.