Cavit Çağlar (born 1944, Komotini, Greece) is a Turkish businessman and politician and convicted felon.

With his uncle's support and state loans, he built up a large industrial and trade group, Nergis Holding, which in 1996 had turnover of around $1bn and exports of around $200m.

[4] In February 1998 police uncovered a plot to assassinate Çağlar by a group working for Alaattin Çakıcı, related to the bank privatization.

[10] In January 2001 Turkey issued a warrant for his arrest, accusing Çağlar of using a $7.4m business bank loan for personal use.

[14] Hotels, helicopters and media assets were also seized, and the Nergis Holding textile companies suffered financial difficulties, with 785 workers put on unpaid leave for over three months in 2008.