Nedîm

Nedîm
نديم
A later artist's impression of Nedîm, no extant contemporary depictions of him exist.
Born
Ahmed

c. 1681
Constantinople (present-day Istanbul), Ottoman Empire
Died1730 (aged 4849)
Beşiktaş, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
Resting placeKaracaahmet Cemetery, Scutari, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
Occupations
  • Poet
  • scholar
SpouseÜmmügülsüm Hanım
Writing career
Language
PeriodTulip Era
Genres
Literary movementDiwan vernacularism (Turkish: Mahallîleşme)

Ahmed Effendi, better known by his mahlas (nom de plume) Nedîm (Ottoman Turkish: نديم; c.1681 – 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.