Galatasaray top Super Lig despite big defeat
12th week ends in Turkish league after Kasimpasa defeated Karabukspor 2-0 on Monday evening
By Satuk Bugra Kutlugun
ANKARA
An action-packed 12th week ended in Turkey's Super Lig with Kasimpasa defeating Karabukspor 2-0 on Monday evening.
The weekend's most-anticipated match was played on Saturday, when Basaksehir trashed leaders Galatasaray with a lopsided 5-1 victory at Fatih Terim Stadium.
Third-placed Besiktas lost two critical points in the title race against Akhisarspor with a 0-0 draw at Vodafone Park.
Fenerbahce were back to their winning ways with a 4-1 win over Sivasspor on Sunday evening, their first win in four weeks.
Here are the full results of the 12th match week:
Besiktas - Akhisarspor: 0-0
Bursaspor - Goztepe: 0-0
Konyaspor - Antalyaspor: 1-1
Basaksehir - Galatasaray: 5-1
Alanyaspor - Yeni Malatyaspor: 1-0
Genclerbirligi - Kayserispor: 1-2
Trabzonspor - Osmanlispor: 4-3
Fenerbahce - Sivasspor: 4-1
Karabukspor - Kasimpasa: 0-2
Here are standings after match week 12:
| Teams | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts. | |
| 1. | GALATASARAY | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 26 |
| 2. | BASAKSEHİR | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 26 |
| 3. | BESIKTAS | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 22 |
| 4. | KAYSERISPOR | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 22 |
| 5. | FENERBAHCE | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 20 |
| 6. | SIVASSPOR | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 19 | -1 | 19 |
| 7. | BURSASPOR | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 18 |
| 8. | GOZTEPE | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 18 |
| 9. | AKHISARSPOR | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 19 | -1 | 18 |
| 10. | ALANYASPOR | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 17 |
| 11. | TRABZONSPOR | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 26 | -3 | 16 |
| 12. | KASIMPASA | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 21 | -1 | 15 |
| 13. | YENI MALATYASPOR | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 20 | -4 | 14 |
| 14. | ANTALYASPOR | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 21 | -7 | 13 |
| 15. | KONYASPOR | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 11 |
| 16. | OSMANLISPOR | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 26 | -9 | 8 |
| 17. | KARABUKSPOR | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 21 | -9 | 8 |
| 18. | GENCLERBIRLIGI | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 28 | -14 | 8 |
