Mehdi Halıcı (born 10 April 1927 in Konya, died 8 April 2008 in İzmir) was a Kurdish writer from Turkey who wrote several novels and books about Kurdish and Turkish culture and history.

[1][2] He was also widely known as Cemşid Bender, the pseudonym he used for books and articles on the Kurdish culture and history.

Halıcı was born to Sabri Bey, a carpet salesman from Kiğı who settled in Konya.

Sabri was a well-known disciple of Said Nursi.

Among the books written by Halıcı are Konya sazı ve türküleri (1985)[4][5] and Karides durağı: hikâyeler (1967).