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Nedîm
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Ahmed Effendi, better known by his mahlas (nom de plume) Nedîm (Ottoman Turkish: نديم; – 1730), was an Ottoman lyric poet of the Tulip Period. He achieved his greatest fame during the reign of Ahmed III. He was known for his slightly decadent, even licentious poetry often couched in the most staid of classical formats, but also for bringing the folk poetic forms of türkü and şarkı into the court.

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Country
Türkiye
Active from
1680
Active to
1730

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Key facts

Person.name
Nedîm
Person.honorific_suffix
Effendi
Person.image
Nedim (divan edb.şairi).JPG
Person.caption
A later artist's impression of Nedîm, no extant contemporary depictions of him exist.
Person.native_name
نديم
Person.native_name_lang
ota
Person.birth_name
Ahmed
Person.birth_place
Constantinople (present-day Istanbul), Ottoman Empire
Person.death_place
Beşiktaş, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
Person.resting_place
Karacaahmet Cemetery, Scutari, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
Person.spouse
Ümmü Gülsüm Hanım
Writer.embed
yes
Writer.period
Tulip Era
Writer.movement
Diwan vernacularism (Turkish: Mahallîleşme)

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Image
Nedim (divan edb.şairi).JPG
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date of birth
1681-01-01
date of death
1730-10-28
Commons category
Nedim
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13 sections
Contents
  • Life
  • Early life
  • Active years
  • Final years
  • Work
  • Vernacularism
  • Architecture and praise of Constantinople
  • Satire of tradition
  • Homoeroticism
  • Intercultural and interfaith aspects
  • Sufism and philosophy
  • References
  • Bibliography

Ahmed Effendi, better known by his mahlas (nom de plume) Nedîm (Ottoman Turkish: نديم; – 1730), was an Ottoman lyric poet of the Tulip Period. He achieved his greatest fame during the reign of Ahmed III. He was known for his slightly decadent, even licentious poetry often couched in the most staid of classical formats, but also for bringing the folk poetic forms of türkü and şarkı into the court.

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