Kofta

thumb|Koofteh Tabrizi from Iran Kofta is a family of meatball or meatloaf dishes found in South Asian, Central Asian, Balkan, Middle Eastern, North African, and South Caucasian cuisines. In the simplest form, koftas consist of balls of minced meat—usually beef, chicken, lamb or mutton, camel, seldom pork, or a mixture—mixed with spices and sometimes other ingredients. The earliest known recipes are found in early Turkish cookbooks and call for ground lamb.

raw meat or vegan bulgur dish from the Turkish cuisine

Iranian meatball

Kofte meatballs grilled on a skewer

Turkish "köfte" dish with its own soup or broth, or better a Turkish stew with meatballs

A "köfte" dish that originated in Izmir, Turkey, and common to the Turkish and Greek cuisines.

Turkish kofte (köfte) variant

Turkish cuisine köfte variety

Turkish köfte variety from İnegöl, Bursa