Mevlüt Karakaya (born 1 January 1963) is a Turkish politician from the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), who has served as a Member of Parliament for Adana since 7 June 2015.

Born in Adana, Karakaya graduated from Gazi University Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences.

He became a professor at the age of 37, having continued as an academic in the United States at Indiana University, Michigan State University and Purdue University.

He also briefly worked at the World Bank between 1997 and 1998.

Having been active as a MHP member and serving as a member of the Party Executive Board for 10 years, he was appointed Deputy Leader of the MHP on 19 June 2011 with responsibilities for party finance.