Turi Wari (c. 1933 – 24 April 1987) was a Papua New Guinean politician.

Wari was born around 1933 in Ialibu in the Territory of Papua,[1] and was one of the first people in the area to come into contact with Europeans.

[3] He contested the Ialibu seat in the 1964 general elections, finishing second to Koitaga Mano, although around 7,000 votes behind.

However, he was heavily defeated in the 1977 elections, receiving just 150 of the 14,000 votes cast in the constituency.

[5] He died of cancer in April 1987, survived by two wives and several children.