Two different words for Eastern Mediterranean food
More seriously, I'd bet central Asian influence on Mediterranean food probably predates the Turks. And I'd bet Anatolian Turks' foods were more influenced by the Mediterranean foods than the reverse, since they'd be having to adapt to the kinds of cultivation that work in that region
Greeks just took Turkish food and made it worse.
Two different words for Eastern Mediterranean food
More seriously, I'd bet central Asian influence on Mediterranean food probably predates the Turks. And I'd bet Anatolian Turks' foods were more influenced by the Mediterranean foods than the reverse, since they'd be having to adapt to the kinds of cultivation that work in that region