Fenerbahce part ways with manager Ersun Yanal

ANKARA

Turkish Super Lig club Fenerbahce on Sunday parted ways with head coach Ersun Yanal over the club's poor performance in recent weeks.

Yanal's contract ended with mutual consent following his request, the club said in a statement on its website.

Fenerbahce will face Trabzonspor in the Turkish Cup semi-final match -- Yanal's last match at the helm -- on Tuesday.

The football club, whose name comes from Fenerbahce neighborhood of Istanbul, have gone winless in the last five league matches, and currently rank on the 7th place with 39 points.