Nahit Menteşe (1 April 1932 – 31 December 2024) was a Turkish politician who served in various ministerial posts in the 1960s and 1970s, and again in the 1990s, including Minister of Interior 1993 to 1996.
[1] Menteşe was elected to parliament in 1965, serving as Minister of Customs and Excise in 1968–1969.
[2] Re-elected in 1969, he served as Minister of Transport (1969–1970) and Energy (1970–1971).
He was re-elected to parliament in 1977, and was Minister of National Education 1977–1978.
[2] He became Secretary-General of the Justice Party prior to the 1980 Turkish coup d'état.