Turkey round-up: Brazilian fires Fenerbahçe

Altay's Turkish delight
Meanwhile, Altay GK gained their reward for fielding an all-Turkish line-up as they beat Göztepe 4-2 in the Izmir derby. The home side raced into a 4-0 half-time lead with Oktay Kuday, Çagdas Atan, Ibrahim Akin and Sinan Kaloglu all on target. Göztepe replied with late goals from Rachid Djebaili and Zafer Biryol.

Silva for losers
1. Lig newcomers Adanaspor AS overcame Diyarbakirspor 2-1 at home with a double from striking prodigy Necati Ates sandwiching Anderson da Silva's strike.

Besiktas leave it late
Besiktas JK emerged with three points from their home match against Kocaelispor, as the Istanbul side left it late to come from behind. Kocaelispor’s Zdravko Lazarov opened the scoring in the 64th minute, but Besiktas defender Ahmet Yildirim levelled matters four minutes from time and Ahmet Dursun sealed a dramatic victory in the fifth minute of injury time.

Trabzonspor fall
Much was expected of Trabzonspor ahead of the new campaign but they surrendered to newcomers Elazigspor, as goals from Erhan Namli and Lubomir Meszaros completed a surprise 2-0 defeat.  Ankara club Gençlerbirligi overcame a one-goal deficit to beat Istanbulspor 4-1 in a one-sided encounter, as goals from Okan Koç, Veysel Cihan, Mustafa Gürsel and Ahmed Hassan wiped out Faruk Bayar's opener.

Köprülü on target
Halit Köprülü on 56th-minute equaliser as UEFA Cup hopefuls Gaziantepspor were held to a 1-1 draw by Malatyaspor, while Samsunspor sent visiting Bursaspor home empty-handed thanks striker Sinan Ertan's 12th-minute strike.

Galatasaray on song
Meanwhile, Friday night saw Galatasaray grab three points with a convincing 3-1 win over Denizlispor. Arif Erdem scored twice and loan signing Mohamed Sarr bagged his first goal in a Galatasaray shirt, meaning Mustafa Özkan's strike was little more than a consolation for his side. Denizlispor finished the game with ten men after Bülent Ertuðrul's 69th-minute sending off.