İstanbul Printed Writing and Pictures Compilation Directorate retains copies of the intellectual and artistic works that are published and reproduced in Türkiye and that constitute the cultural existence and knowledge of the country. İstanbul Printed Writing and Pictures Compilation Directorate is responsible for the effective collection of these works, their preservation in favourable conditions, their conservation and their transmission to the next generations.

İstanbul Printed Writing and Pictures Compilation Directorate, which carries the cultural assets and knowledge from the past to the present, conducts its activities from the department in the Rami Library.