Both goals came in the first half, Sedat Bayrak opening the scoring after 30 minutes and Herve Tum adding a second nine minutes later.

Second-placed Besiktas kept the pressure on and the gap down to one point with a 1-0 win against 10-man Kayserispor.

Yusuf Simsek grabbed the only goal of the game after 27 minutes, before Kayserispor's Ali Turan was red-carded five minutes later.

Goals from Maxim Romashchenko (25) and Omer Erdogan (38) gave Bursaspor a 2-0 win at Ankaraspor, while Konyaspor beat Hacettepe SK by the same scoreline, with Roman Kratochvil (14) and Serhat Akin (40) netting for the hosts.