By Fatih Erel
ISTANBUL (AA) - Demir Grup Sivasspor drew with the third placed Medipol Basaksehir 1-1 at home on Sunday to remain at top of Turkey’s top-tier football league.
Demba Ba scored the Basaksehir's goal in the 66th minute while Mustapha Yatabare's goal in the 80th minute brought one point for Sivas to stay at top of Super Lig.
On Saturday, Trabzonspor beat Genclerbirligi 2-0 to follow the leader Sivasspor closely with 41 points.
Basaksehir are ranking third with 40 points in the Super Lig.
Fenerbahce suffered a major blow in the title race of Turkey’s top-tier football league after drawing Alanyaspor 1-1 at home on Saturday.
With this result, Fenerbahce are currently in the fifth place with 38 points while Alanyaspor are ranking fourth with 39 points.
Reigning champions Galatasaray will face Kasimpasa on Sunday. The Lions are in the sixth place with 36 points.
In Turkey’s top-tier football league, Besiktas defeated Gaziantep 3-0 on Saturday.
With their second win in a row under new manager Sergen Yalcin, Besiktas are getting closer to the top spot. They secured seventh place with 36 points in the Turkish Super Lig.
Top seven teams will face each other during the next two weeks to fight for the top spot in the league.
In the week 22, Besiktas will play against Medipol Basaksehir while Sivasspor will face Trabzonspor.
In the week 23, Fenerbahce will vie against Galatasaray in a derby match while Besiktas will meet Trabzonspor and Sivasspor will play against Aytemiz Alanyaspor.
Title contenders in Turkish Super Lig are as follows:
| Teams | Played | Won | Lost | Draws | GD | Points | |
| 1 | DG Sivasspor | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 42 |
| 2 | Trabzonspor | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 41 |
| 3 | Medipol Basaksehir | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 40 |
| 4 | Aytemiz Alanyaspor | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 39 |
| 5 | Fenerbahce | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 38 |
| 6 | Galatasaray | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 36 |
| 7 | Besiktas | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 36 |