| Cahit Karakaş | |
| Office1: | Minister of Public Works |
| Term Start1: | 26 March 1971 |
| Term End1: | 10 November 1971 |
| Predecessor1: | Yaşar Gülez |
| Successor1: | Mukadder Öztekin |
| Primeminister1: | Nihat Erim |
| Office2: | Minister of Transportation |
| Term Start2: | 10 November 1971 |
| Term End2: | 11 December 1971 |
| Predecessor2: | Selahattin Babüroğlu |
| Successor2: | Rıfkı Danışman |
| Primeminister2: | Nihat Erim |
| Office3: | Speaker of the National Assembly |
| Term Start3: | 17 November 1977 |
| Term End3: | 12 September 1980 |
| Predecessor3: | Kemal Güven |
| Successor3: | Sadi Irmak |
| President3: | Fahri Korutürk |
| Birth Date: | 1928 |
| Birth Place: | Bartın, Turkey |
Cahit Karakaş (born 1928) is a Turkish engineer and a former politician. He served as government minister and Speaker of the Parliament.
He was born in Bartın in 1928. In 1952, he graduated from Istanbul Technical University. After his doctorate at Technische Universität Berlin, he returned to Turkey to serve as a civil engineer.[1]
He joined the Justice Party and in 1965 he was elected MP from Zonguldak Province. In 1973, he supported the technocratic government of Nihat Erim and he became the Minister of Public Works in the 33rd government of Turkey serving between 26 March 1971 and 10 November 1971, and then the Minister of Transportation from 10 November to 11 December 1971.[2] He later joined the Republican People's Party (CHP). After the 1977 general elections, in which CHP won the plurality, the parliament failed to elect its speaker for about six months.[3] Finally on 17 November that year, Cahit Karakaş was elected the Speaker of the Turkish parliament. He kept this post until the 1980 Turkish coup d'etat staged on 12 September.[4]
During the civilian regime following 1983, he joined the Populist Party (HP). After the foundation of the Democratic Left Party (DSP), he joined DSP. His membership in the parliament ended by the 1987 general elections.