| Ahmet Tevfik İleri | |
| Birth Place: | Hemşin, Ottoman Empire |
| Death Place: | Ankara, Turkey |
| Resting Place: | Cebeci Asri Cemetery, Ankara |
| Education: | Civil engineering |
| Occupation: | Politician |
| Term Start: | 19 January 1958 |
| Term End: | 27 May 1960 |
| Primeminister: | Adnan Menderes |
| Predecessor: | Ethem Menderes |
| Successor: | Daniş Koper |
| Office1: | Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey |
| Term Start1: | 25 November 1957 |
| Term End1: | 19 January 1958 |
| Primeminister1: | Adnan Menderes |
| Predecessor1: | Fatin Rüştü Zorlu Fuat Köprülü |
| Successor1: | Fahri Özdilek |
| Office2: | Minister of National Education |
| Term Start2: | 13 April 1957 |
| Term End2: | 25 November 1957 |
| Primeminister2: | Adnan Menderes |
| Successor2: | Celal Yardımcı |
| Office3: | Minister of Transport |
| Term Start3: | 22 May 1950 |
| Term End3: | 11 August 1950 |
| Primeminister3: | Adnan Menderes |
| Successor3: | Seyfi Kurtbek |
| Alma Mater: | Istanbul Technical University |
| Profession: | Civil engineer |
| Party: | Democrat Party (DP) |
Ahmet Tevfik İleri (1911 – 31 December 1961) was a Turkish civil engineer, civil servant, politician and government minister.
Of Hamsheni origin, was born in Hemşin district of Rize Province in 1911. He spent his school years in Istanbul, and graduated from Istanbul Technical University in 1933. During his university years, he was elected as the chairman of the Turkish National Students Association (MTTB).[1]
In 1933 at the age of 21, he began a career as supervisor engineer at the General Directorate of Highways in Erzurum, where he worked until 1937. He was then appointed as the local manager of the Public Construction Works in Çanakkale (1937–1942) and Samsun (1942–1946). From 1946 to 1950, İleri served as the manager of the Highway Authority in Samsun.[1]
In 1950, he joined the Democrat Party (DP), and was elected as an MP from Samsun (electoral district). Throughout the DP-government years, he was always in the party's top politicians. He served as the Minister of Transportation (22 May 1950 – 11 August 1950), Minister of National Education (13 April – 25 November 1957 and 22 May 1959 – 8 December 1959 as placeholder), Deputy Prime Minister (25 November 1957 – 19 January 1958) and Minister of Public Works (19 January 1958 – 27 May 1960).[1] [2]
After the 1960 Turkish coup d'état, he was tried and imprisoned. However, he was hospitalized in 1961, and died in Ankara on 31 December the same year. He was buried at Cebeci Asri Cemetery in Ankara.[1]