The rate of heavy metal pollution of some minor fruit samples growing at the roadsides in Turkey were determined by Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry (ICP-AES). Pb, Zn and Cu were found at the high levels in the fruit samples. The results showed that the average level of Cu changed between 0.27. mg/kg (Sample 11) and 0.05. mg/kg (Sample 15), Cr 0.32. mg/kg (Sample 14) and 0.18. mg/kg (Sample13), Ni 0.68. mg/kg (Sample 12) and 0.26. mg/kg (Sample 15), Pb 2.86. mg/kg (Sample 12) and 1.54. mg/kg (Sample 4) and Se 12.96. mg/kg (Sample 14) and 5.42. mg/kg (Sample 7).The levels of Cu, Cd and Cr in samples do not appear to reach pollution levels. © 2010 Elsevier Ltd.