Necmettin Cevheri

Necmettin Cevheri (1930 – 5 September 2023) was a Turkish farmer, lawyer, and politician who held various cabinet posts. He was a member of the Democrat Party, Justice Party, and True Path Party.

Early life and education Cevheri was born in Şanlıurfa in 1930. His father, Hacı Ömer, was among those who defended Urfa during the War of Independence and was awarded with the Medal of Independence for his contributions to the battles against the occupying British and French forces in 1920. He was elected as a member of the Parliament for the Democrat Party from Şanlıurfa in 1950 and died in 1952 while serving in the post. Cevheri's mother was Fatma Hanım who died during his childhood.

Cevheri received his primary education in three different cities.

Career Cevheri joined the Democrat Party in January 1951 and was part of the party's Şanlıurfa branch. He was elected to the Turkish Parliament representing Şanlıurfa in 1965. Cevheri's tenure ended on 5 January 1978, and he was replaced by Mehmet Can as the minister of justice.

Cevheri cofounded the True Path Party after the closure of the Justice Party on 12 September 1980 when the Turkish army seized power. When Demirel, leader of the True Path Party, was elected as the President of Turkey, Cevheri was one of the candidates for the party chairmanship in 1993.

Cevheri was deputy prime minister in the cabinet of Tansu Çiller in October 1995. He was appointed minister of state in the following cabinet of Çiller As of 1997 he was deputy chairman of the True Path Party.

Before the 1999 general election Cevheri won the preliminary election in Şanlıurfa becoming the first candidate in the list, but Çiller decided to identify the candidate list herself. He retired from politics in 2002. He had two children, a son and a daughter His son, İbrahim Cevher, is also a politician and served as a member of the Parliament for the True Path Party representing Adana at the 20th term. A funeral ceremony was organized for him the next day at the Parliament, and he was buried in Cebeci Asri cemetery, Ankara. Various leading politicians attended the ceremony, including Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, Devlet Bahçeli, Meral Akşener, Bülent Arınç, Köksal Toptan and Mehmet Ali Şahin. Galatasaray S.K. published a condolence message for Cevheri on the same day.