Necmettin Cevheri (1930 – 5 September 2023) was a Turkish farmer, lawyer, and politician who held various cabinet posts.
[8] The family had to leave Şanlıurfa in the mid-1930s when the resettlement law was put into force, and they settled in Amasya and then in Adana.
[9] He graduated from Galatasaray High School and obtained a law degree from Ankara University.
[2] Cevheri was named as the minister of justice on 21 July 1977 succeeding Selçuk Erverdi in the post.
[2] He was the minister of agriculture and rural affairs in the cabinet led by Süleyman Demirel between 20 November 1991 and 25 June 1993.
[16] However, he left the race, and Tansu Çiller became the leader of the party defeating Köksal Toptan and Mehmet Dülger.
[16] After this incident Cevheri together with Esat Kıratlıoğlu and Nahit Menteşe began to act as opposition leaders against Çiller.
[22] A funeral ceremony was organized for him the next day at the Parliament, and he was buried in Cebeci Asri cemetery, Ankara.
[23] Various leading politicians attended the ceremony, including Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, Devlet Bahçeli, Meral Akşener, Bülent Arınç, Köksal Toptan and Mehmet Ali Şahin.