At the beginning of the 18th century, Nedim (aka the poet of İstanbul), took the first step into the poetry environment where the influence of Nâbî in gazel (a meter form) and Nef'î in kasida (another meter form) was prevalent. He soon developed a new style called Nedimane. The essence of this style is formed by excellence of expression, desire for locality, and the unique style of Nedim. In one of his gazels, he expresses himself as a stylistic poet by saying:

"It is known that my eloquence does not require a pen name.
Those gifted with wit in our city will distinguish what's mine."

Nedim's poetry vocabulary is relatively poor. He repeatedly uses an image or metaphor that he finds funny or likes. His real talent lies in his mastery of language. His brilliance and precision in using colloquial expressions, which come from spoken language, distinguish him from his contemporaries. His success in using rhyme, refrain, and meter has been effective in ensuring rhythmic fluidity in his poetry. The naturalness in the rhymes and refrains he occasionally makes with Turkish words and suffixes is a feature rarely seen in earlier poets. Nedim is one of the divan poets who captures the music of aruz (the meter system of the Divan poetry) and uses it in his poetry as if it were a harmony element. His poems have a structure suitable for being set to music. 

Nedim's curiosity for locality is another important feature of the Nedimane style. He is the greatest representative of the localization experience that became prominent with Necatî in divan poetry, perfected in the works of Bakî and Şeyhülislam Yahya. His approach to folk literature in his poems, presenting scenes from Istanbul life, using elements taken from real life, including speech patterns and idioms from everyday language, is seen as evidence of his desire for locality.

Nedim's poems also combine both hece (turkic syllabic meter mostly used in folk literature and not in Divan literature) poetic tradition and the divan’s imaginative universe and aesthetic symbols.

Nedim's final years are often disputed, it is well known that he had an anxiety disorder and frequent use of alcohol and opium. Some say this heavy consumption of wine and constant state of intoxication led to his death. Most sources claim that he died during the Patrona Halil Rebellion, at the very end of the Tulip era, that he fell from the roof of his house while trying to avoid a creditor. The great poet of the Tulip era died with his period. 

On his grave stone it is written: 

"Oh Nedim, oh passionate nightingale, why have you fallen silent?
You used to have plenty of unsaid melodies and verses within you."

• I Am A Poet
• I Saw, Wandering Heart
• I Wonder
• Let’s Walk To Sadabad
• Look at Istanbul’s newly built Sadabad!
• Oh, Goblet!
• Sapling of The Rose Garden
• Song about Şerefabad
• This City Istanbul
• You Pay No Heed!

Poems about Nedîm:

On Nedim by Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı