The available literature reveals that the Ottoman treasury, where books were kept, functioned as a lending library to the palace’s inhabitants. Books were borrowed from the treasury and members of the imperial court were educated with books circulating in the court. Palace-affiliated woman had books on their estate records and some of them possessed a rich variety of books covering religious, historical, and literary topics. It is also known that court eunuchs had a passion for books, as reflected in their artistic patronage as well as in their estate inventories. Based on this fact, this paper aims to explore the book ownership of the male palace personnel at the Ottoman imperial court who were positioned in several departments of the imperial palace. These people occupied various ranks within the hierarchical structure and served in various levels. The variety of their statuses ranged from high-status positions to more modest ones. This study investigates the variety of books that appeared in the estate registers of this group in order to understand their connection to intellectual and literary culture, in an extensive span of time extending from the beginning of the seventeenth century to the end of the eighteenth century. It analyses how and in what ways palace affiliation had an impact on their cultural life and traces the changes in their literary taste over time. It also demonstrates how wealth, status and networks within and outside the court influenced the book ownership. This paper suggests that unpacking the book ownership of this group contributes to a better understanding of the structure and functioning of the Ottoman imperial court as well the place and roles of male palace personnel in Ottoman society.