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This study has been carried out to compare the amounts of phenolic compounds in fresh and sun dried fruit samples of different apricot varieties. For this purpose, fruit samples were taken from trees belonging to 'Çataloğlu', 'Çöloğlu', 'Hacıhaliloğlu' and 'Kabaaşı' cultivars, some of them were kept at -25°C and some were dried directly in the sun. The p-coumaric acid, epicatechin, ferulic acid, caffeic acid, chlorogenic acid and rutin (µg/g dry matter) contents in the obtained fruit samples were determined using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and UV-DAD detector. Among the phenolic compounds examined, the highest amounts were detected for rutin. Apricot varieties showed statistically significant differences in the phenolic compounds examined, and the highest rutin value was found in the 'Kabaaşı' cultivar with 88.7 µg/g dry matter while the lowest value was determined in the 'Çataloğlu' cultivar with 52.1 µg/g dry matter. In general, fresh fruit samples showed higher amounts, and a loss of phenolic compounds was observed in dried fruits of all varieties. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]