Football: Week 12 in Turkish league to kick off Friday
Reigning champs Galatasaray to face Kayserispor while Besiktas play against Sivasspor and Fenerbahce face Alanyaspor
By Fatih Erel
ISTANBUL
Trabzonspor will play against Evkur Yeni Malatyaspor on Friday to begin Week 12 of Turkey's Spor Toto Super Lig.
Medipol Basaksehir lead the league with 24 points while reigning champions 'Lions' come second with 20 points, followed by Antalyaspor with the same points.
On Saturday, Galatasaray will face Kayserispor in an away match while the leader Medipol Basaksehir will play against Caykur Rizespor in an away match.
On Sunday, Fenerbahce will play against Aytemiz Alanyaspor at home in Istanbul. 'Yellow Canaries' are desperate for a win to stay close to league's top.
Currently, Fenerbahce with 10 points stayed in 15th place in the league, 10 points away from the leader.
On Sunday, Besiktas will face Demir Grup Sivasspor at home in Istanbul. 'Black Eagles' are in the 6th place with 18 points.
Week 12 schedule:
Friday:
Evkur Yeni Malatyaspor-Trabzonspor at 1700GMT
Saturday:
Buyuksehir Belediye Erzurumspor-Goztepe at 1030GMT
Atiker Konyaspor-MKE Ankaragucu at 1030GMT
Caykur Rizespor-Medipol Basaksehir at 1300GMT
Kayserispor-Galatasaray at 1600GMT
Sunday:
Bursaspor-Kasimpasa at 1030GMT
Fenerbahce-Aytemiz Alanyaspor at 1500GMT
Antalyaspor-Akhisarspor at 1600GMT
Besiktas-Demir Grup Sivasspor at 1730GMT
| Turkish Super League | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Points | |
| 1. | MEDIPOL BASAKSEHIR | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 24 |
| 2. | GALATASARAY | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 20 |
| 3. | ANTALYASPOR | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 20 |
| 4. | KASIMPASA | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 19 |
| 5. | MKE ANKARAGUCU | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 19 |
| 6. | BESIKTAS | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 18 |
| 7. | EVKUR YENI MALATYASPOR | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 18 |
| 8. | GOZTEPE | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 18 |
| 9. | TRABZONSPOR | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 16 |
| 10. | ATIKER KONYASPOR | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| 11. | BURSASPOR | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 13 |
| 12. | KAYSERISPOR | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 12 |
| 13. | AYTEMIZ ALANYASPOR | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 16 | -10 | 12 |
| 14. | DEMIR GRUP SIVASSPOR | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 11 |
| 15. | FENERBAHCE | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 10 |
| 16. | AKHISARSPOR | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 9 |
| 17. | CAYKUR RIZESPOR | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 8 |
| 18. | B.B. ERZURUMSPOR | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 8 |
