Edin Visca

Galatasaray's woeful Turkish Süper Lig season hit a new low on Jan. 23 when the Istanbul club lost 2-1 to leader Trabzonspor at home.

Galatasaray made a hopeful start to the match and went ahead in the 30th minute when Romanian midfielder Alexandru Cicaldau successfully converted a penalty shot.

Turkish Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe claimed a critical away for the title race by sealing a 2-1 win against Medipol Başakşehir on April 18. 

Ömer Ali Şahiner scored the opener for the home side at the Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium but visitors equalized through Attila Szalai's goal in the first half.

Medipol Başakşehir drew 2-2 with Kasımpaşa on Dec. 27 in the Turkish Süper Lig.

Başakşehir's Nacer Chadli broke the deadlock in the 27th minute, but Yusuf Erdoğan equalized the game in the 36th minute at Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium.

In the 42nd minute, the away side were down to 10 men as Aytaç Kara was sent off.

Medipol Başaksehir advanced to the UEFA Europa League last 16 after beating Sporting Lisbon 4-1 in extra time at home.

Having been defeated by Sporting Lisbon 3-1 in the first leg of Round 32, the Turkish Super Lig club eliminated their opponent 5-4 on aggregate.

Ninety minutes is a long time indeed in soccer. What seems unlikely early on, may well become likely later. This way Greece came back from a likely debacle at Zenica to snatch a precious point and get to within a whisker from victory, forcing a 2-2 draw from host Bosnia and Herzegovina on Tuesday.

Beşiktaş suffered its first defeat of the Spor Toto Super League season on Dec. 17, losing 2-1 at tiny city rival Kasımpaşa.

With the loss, Beşiktaş fell three points behind leader Başakşehir, which maintained its unbeaten record with a 1-0 home victory over Trabzonspor earlier in the day.

Istanbul underdog Medipol Başakşehir thrashed Akhisar Belediyespor 5-1 at home on Oct. 30 to remain atop the Turkish Spor Toto Super League, as its closest rival Beşiktaş dropped two points against Gençlerbirliği in Ankara.
Başakşehir has won seven of its first nine games of the season, remaining unbeaten for the past 18 matches from last season. 

Turkish Spor Toto Super League leader Medipol Başakşehir stormed Mediterranean resort city's Aytemiz Alanyaspor on Oct. 2, taking another step toward proving that it is not the rabbit in the marathon but a merciless serious title contender.

Be?ikta? fans hit the streets in Istanbul and many other Turkish cities late on May 9, as the team is now on course to take their first Turkish Super League title since 2009 after sole challenger and rival Fenerbahçe slumped to a shock 2-1 defeat to Medipol Ba?ak?ehir.