Tijani Babangida opened the scoring after 15 minutes and Ibrahima Bangoura added a second on the hour, denying Trabzonspor the chance to go top.

Sivasspor will have the chance to pull three points clear when they host Eskisehirspor tomorrow.

Ankaragucu came from behind to claim a welcome 2-1 win at Istanbul Buyuksehir BSK.

Iskender Alin put the hosts ahead after 13 minutes but Semavi Ozgur equalised half an hour later and Jaba completed the turnaround 14 minutes from time.

Elsewhere, goals from Milos Mihajlov and Branimir Poljac gave Konyaspor a 2-0 win over Antalyaspor, while Kayserispor and Bursaspor played out a goalless draw.