Second half of season kicks off


The Turkish Super League burst back into life on Friday night as Kasımpaşa beat Aytemiz Alanyaspor 3-2 at the Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium in what was a pulsating fixture.

On Saturday, the second half of the season in Turkey's top-tier football division was well underway with Fenerbahçe beating Göztepe 2-1 at Ülker Stadium in Istanbul. On the same day, Kardemir Karabükspor lost 2-0 against Gençlerbirliği on its own turf while Osmanlıspor and Evkur yeni Malatyaspor drew 0-0 in Ankara.

Meanwhile, second-placed Galatasaray will play an away game against Kayserispor this evening with kick-off set for 8 p.m. local time (5:00 p.m. GMT).