Besiktas stay out in front

Tümer on target
The only goal of the game came on 58 minutes, four minutes after the dismissal of Bursaspor's Erol Bulut. Tümer Metin scored the winner but missed the chance to make the margin of victory more comfortable as he failed to convert a 68th-minute penalty.

Second against third
Second-placed Fenerbahçe SK stayed in touch with the leaders with a 3-1 home victory against Trabzonspor, who remained third despite the defeat. Pierre van Hooijdonk created the first goal for Ümit Özat after 27 minutes and scored the second himself six minutes later. Although Fatih Tekke reduced the deficit for the visitors before half-time, Marcio Nobre wrapped up the points with Fenerbahçe's third five minutes after the interval.

Denizlispor delight
Denizlispor are in fourth position after a 2-1 success at Rizespor, with goals in either half from Serhat Gülpinar and Roman Kratochvil sealing the win despite Zafer Demiray's late consolation.

Two for Hakan Sükür
Galatasaray SK beat Gaziantepspor 3-0 at home on Saturday, with Hakan Sükür scoring twice and Orhan Ak once, while Malatyaspor were held to a 2-2 draw at Akçaabat Sebatspor in an entertaining game that both sides finished with ten men.

Final-minute goal
The match between Gençlerbirligi SK and Diyarbakirspor was even more eventful, with the visitors eventually running out 4-3 winners thanks to Hasan Yigit's dramatic last-minute strike.

Samsunspor success
Elsewhere, Zafer Biryol scored twice in Konyaspor's 2-0 victory against Elazigspor, while Adanaspor AS and Istanbulspor AS played out a 1-1 draw. Finally, Bülent Karaman's 72nd-minute winner decided the game between Samsunspor and MKE Ankaragücü 3-2 in the home side's favour.