Volodymyr Zinoviiovych Turkevych (Ukrainian: Володимир Зіновійович Туркевич; born 9 June 1958) is a scientist in the field of study of the physicochemical aspects of the superhard materials synthesis under high pressures and temperatures, the study of the thermodynamics and kinetics crystallization of diamond and cubic boron nitride at high pressures and temperatures, thermophysical instruments development.

Doctor of Science (1996), professor (2011), corresponding member of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (2009).

Born 9 June 1958 in Kyiv, Ukraine.

In 1981 he was graduated from the Heat and Power Faculty of Kyiv Polytechnic Institute (modern name - National Technical University of Ukraine "Kyiv Polytechnic Institute"), his specialty was an engineer - thermal physicist.

In 1987 he defended the Ph.D. thesis in physical and mathematical sciences (Institute of Metal Physics of NAS of Ukraine) and in 1996 the Doctor of Chemical Science thesis (Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv).