This study focuses on major and trace element concentrations of three lignite samples, of which two are from the working lignite seam and one from a feed coal to an thermal power plant. The anakkale-an lignite deposit is currently being mined by open-cast mining methods despite its high sulfur content. The production lignites are mainly consumed by an fluidized-bed thermal power plant with 2 160 MW capacity and less domestic heating and industrial factories around an. Major oxide compositions of the coal ash samples imply that the more abundant oxides are SiO2 and Al2O3 and less CaO and Fe2O3. Trace element concentrations in the samples on whole-coal basis show that three samples analyzed were enriched in V, and also concentrations of B, Sc, Sn, Th, Tl, and U in one sample that exceed the range values of most world coals.