Felipe Melo

Galatasaray was the busiest Turkish club on the final day of the summer transfer window, which ended at midnight on Aug. 31, sending away five players and bringing in two new names.

Fenerbahçe goes into the winter break atop Spor Toto Super League standings after Be?ikta? lost top spot with a 2-0 loss against Galatasaray in an Istanbul derby on Jan. 4.

Both of Galatasaray?s goals came in the second half of the match, with Felipe Melo scoring in the 50th minute before Burak Y?lmaz made sure of the points in injury time.

Galatasaray’s slump has continued in the Spor Toto Super League with a 4-0 loss at Istanbul Başakşehir.

The humiliating defeat on Oct. 26 came four days after a home loss in the Champions League against Borussia Dortmund with the same score and one day after Duygun Yarsuvat was elected the new president of the club.

Fenerbahçe beat Galatasaray in an expectedly event-filled Super Cup final on Aug. 25. The Yellow Canaries, Super League winners, overcame a nervy penalty shoot-out that followed a goalless and drab playing time of 120 minutes to beat their perennial rivals, who won the Turkish Cup.