Nedîm
Sign in to saveAhmed 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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- Born
- 1681-01-01
- Died
- 1730-10-28
- Works
- 39
Top works
- Aci Hayatlar
- Turkiye Yasli Avrupa'ya Genc Damat
- Anthologie de la poésie turque contemporaine
- Baskaldiran Edebiyat
- Resimli Dünya
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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
Key dates
- Born
- 1 January 1681
- Died
- 28 October 1730
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Article
13 sectionsContents
- 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.
==Life==