Turkish league tightens

Galatasaray opened a four-point lead in Turkey on April 18, and Fenerbahçe’s 2-2 draw the night before turned the Süper Lig run-in into a two-team squeeze with four rounds left. (tff.org) The Turkish Football Federation’s Week 30 table shows Galatasaray first on 71 points from 30 matches and Fenerbahçe second on 67 from 30. Trabzonspor sit third on 64 points but have played one game fewer. (tff.org) The swing came fast. Fenerbahçe drew Çaykur Rizespor 2-2 on April 17, then Galatasaray beat Gençlerbirliği 2-1 on April 18 after goals from Mauro Icardi in the 2nd minute and Yunus Akgün in the 35th. (tff.org) (globalsportsarchive.com) That left the title picture tighter than the bare standings suggest. Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe have both reached 30 matches, while Trabzonspor and Beşiktaş entered Sunday’s games with 29, keeping the European places and the order behind first still in motion. (tff.org) The pressure runs both ways in this league table. The federation lists places 16 through 18 as relegation spots, with Eyüpspor on 25 points, Kayserispor on 23 and Fatih Karagümrük on 20 after the weekend’s early results. (tff.org) Saturday’s other results moved that bottom pack too. Eyüpspor beat Fatih Karagümrük 2-1, Kocaelispor drew Göztepe 1-1, Konyaspor won 2-0 at Antalyaspor, and Kasımpaşa beat Alanyaspor 1-0 on Sunday. (tff.org) The league still had two top-half matches scheduled for Sunday evening, with Samsunspor hosting Beşiktaş at 17:00 local time and Trabzonspor hosting Başakşehir at 20:00, followed by Gaziantep against Kayserispor on Monday. Those fixtures mean the table around third through seventh can still shift before Week 30 is complete. (tff.org) Turkey’s season is set to end on May 17, 2026, which leaves little room for another slip at the top. After this weekend, the margin is simple: Galatasaray lead, Fenerbahçe chase, and every remaining round now cuts deeper. (wikipedia.org) (tff.org)