Beşiktas closed to within four points of the top in Turkey's Super Lig after a 3-0 win over Akhisar Belediye.
Beşiktaş wasted little time taking control of the game as Veli Kavlak opened the scoring just two minutes in before Mustafa Pektemek doubled the advantage six minutes later.
Atiba Hutchinson wrapped up the points with a third goal midway through the second half to leave Beşiktaş trailing Fenerbahce, which has two games in hand.
Genclerbirligi eased itsrelegation worries with a 3-1 win over fellow struggler Elazigspor.
Jimmy Durmaz gave it a 16th-minute lead before Bogdan Stancu doubled it just before the half-hour mark.
Although Serdar Ozkan pulled on back before the hour mark, and own goal from Caglar Birinci wrapped it up for the host, moving it seven points clear of trouble while Elazigspor isoutside the drop zone on goal difference alone.
Second-bottom Kayseri Erciyesspor moved to within a point of safety with a 1-1 draw against Sivasspor, leading through Edinho's 57th-minute goal but denied a much-needed win when Aydin Karabulut levelled 13 minutes from time.
