Necip Asım Yazıksız (29 December 1861 – 12 December 1935) was a Turkish historian, linguist, and politician, known for his studies on various Turkish dialects and having served as MP in the 3rd, 4th, and 5th Parliaments of Turkey representing Erzurum.

Necip Asım got his early education in his hometown.

He first went to the military high school in Damascus (Turkish: Şam Askerî İdadisi) in 1875 and later transferred to Kuleli Military High School in Istanbul.

There, he was taught by Ottoman scientist Hoca Tahsin Efendi and started writing on scientific topics in the Tercüman-ı Hakikat newspaper, encouraged by writer Ahmet Mithat.

In 1879, he started the Turkish Military Academy in Harbiye, graduating in 1881 as an infantry lieutenant.