Fenerbahce maintained a slim lead in the Turkish Superleague after both they and title rivals Galatasaray won their league games. Goals from Tuncay Sanli and Marcio Nobre gave Fenerbahce a 2-0 win away against Gaziantepspor, while Galatasaray defeated Genclerbirligi 3-0, leaving them second on goal difference.
Besiktas climbed up to third after a battling 3-0 win against MKE Ankaragucu, replacing Kayserispor, who lost 1-0 to Konyaspor.
The bottom two clubs Malatyaspor and Samsunspor both failed to win and are now five points from safety.