A study of plasma edge turbulence carried out in the ECRH heated TJ-IU torsatron is presented. Radial profiles of ion saturation current and floating potential, together with the fluctuation levels of these have been evaluated in the plasma edge by means of Langmuir probe arrays. The existence of two different propagation modes in the proximity of the velocity shear layer has been observed. In the plasma bulk side of the limiter radius, high-frequency fluctuations are negligible and only one propagation mode stands. A detailed examination of the data shows the existence of a quasi-coherent mode probably related to the local magnetic configuration. A radial probe scan reveals an increase in the turbulent particle flux for the location of a rational surface as calculated by the VMEC free-boundary 3D equilibrium code.