Ahead of Trabzonspor vs Galatasaray on Saturday, there was some issues off the field, with Ugurcan Cakir - once captain of Trabzon and now goalkeeper at Galatasaray - receiving some torrid abuse on social media from a small number of fans.
Of course, fan banter is normal and booing a former player whenever they touch the ball is totally harmless, but issues like this continue to plague football and cross the line.
In typical Turkish football fashion, Trabzon management also accused Galatasaray of tapping up Ugurcan before his move this summer, as well as saying that the table-toppers stole Renato Nhaga from them, when he was close to a move to the club in January.
Once again, idiocy stealing the headlines before the game, which is sadly common in Turkey, highlighting cultural problems and why those outside of the country often have a chuckle at the Super Lig.
Anyway, onto the game itself.
With all this before the match, Trabzon fans were doubly pumped up, knowing that if they could help motivate their team to a win, they would enter the title race equation, truly demonstrating up the amazing job Fatih Tekke has done in charge.
Galatasaray held a four points lead at the summit with a game in hand, so were in a very strong and dominant position. A win for them would pretty much wrap up the league, while a defeat would open the door for others.
Trabzon came racing out the blocks, playing with tonnes of energy and enthusiasm, swarming Galatasaray.
As a result, they took an early lead, with that man again, Paul Onuachu, heading home after four minutes. It was his 22nd goal of the Super Lig season, six ahead of his nearest competitor.
Galatasaray started to grow into the game, but without Victor Osimhen, who is set to miss the next few games with an arm injury, they lacked quality or cutting edge in the final third, and Trabzon were relatively comfortable.
Two changes were made by Okan Buruk at half time as Galatasaray attempted to find a way back into the game. They were rewarded quickly, when Wilfried Singo snuck in at the back host to volley in Baris Alper Yilmaz's cross just after the break. It was the defender's second goal in his last two league games.
Galatasaray seemed to be taking control, but Trabzon hit back just after the hour mark. Anthony Nwakaeme put in a lovely ball from a free kick, and Chibuike Nwaiwu headed home superbly past Ugurcan in goal.
The away side continued to have the ball and probe for the remainder of the game, but they just were unable to create anything of note.
Mauro Icardi looks a shadow of the player he once was and offers practically nothing in comparison to Osimhen, while they also missed Gabriel Sara, who was out with a small injury.
In the end, Trabzon went on to claim a massive 2-1 win over the three-time defending champions, and they didn't even have Ernest Muci, Arseniy Batagov, Christ Inao Oulai or Edin Visca available.
There was a bit more controversy after the game, when Abdulkerim Bardakci was sent off for showing aggression to a Trabzonspor youth player who came onto the pitch. Galatasaray claim that the player hurled insults at Abdulkerim, while Trabzon say he didn't and that Abdulkerim was the initiator. Classic.
The victory saw them move just one point behind Galatasaray at the top, albeit having played a game more. Despite spending peanuts compared to the three Istanbul giants, they are in the title race, and they deserve massive credit for that.
For Galatasaray, it was a flat performance, illustrating how reliant they are on Osimhen. They missed him desperately, and the way they want to play football completely unravels without him.
However, they are still in pole position. They play their game in hand away to Goztepe on Wednesday, and can go four points clear with six games to go. It is no time to panic.
Fenerbahce edge Besiktas
So after Galatasaray's defeat, Fenerbahce had the chance to close in on the top two, if they were able to come out on top in their derby meeting with Besiktas on Sunday.
Besiktas have been improving under Sergen Yalcin as they look to rebuild and become title contenders next season, but their goal this campaign is just to secure a European spot.
Fenerbahce were the better team for large portions of the contest, but their lack of a number nine was really telling. No focal point to make the ball stick, or be in the right place at the right time, was hurting them.
As a result, the game looked destined for 0-0. Heading into the final few minutes, it seemed like Fenerbahce were set to miss their opportunity while Besiktas were going to pick up a valuable point.
But then, you guessed it, controversy! Who would have thought?
Deep into added time, Dorgeles Nene found himself in a good position running at goal, but Besiktas had a defender back covering.
However, Emmanuel Agbadou decided to take a big gamble, diving in an attempt to win the ball.
Nene went down, and a penalty was awarded.
On replay, it looked like Agbadou got a chunk of the ball first, before also making contact with Nene. Did he make enough contact with the ball first, though? Potentially, but it is hard to say.
But more importantly, the incident seemed to clearly take place outside of the penalty area. A foul on the edge of the box was probably the most logical outcome.
It was a complicated decison though, and after initially thinking it definitely wasn't a penalty, I am not as certain anymore.
Regardless, it was a rash and reckless tackle from Agbadou. That late in the game, when you have worked so hard for a point, with a defender covering, there was absolutely no need to give the referee a decision to make.
After a long pause, Kerem Akturkoglu stepped up in the 11th minute of added time and slotted home to give his side a really pivotal 1-0 win.
Consequently, they moved level on points with Trabzon, just behind Galatasaray, and will be hoping for Goztepe to do them a favour on Wednesday.
It is now a three-way battle for the title, which makes it absolutely compelling viewing for the neutral.
Team of the Week
Trabzon's Nwaiwu and Samunspor's Carlo Holse are the Flashscore Players of the Week, according to our very own interal ratings system, with the latter bagging a brace in his side's 2-2 draw against Konyaspor.
Kasimpasa, Karagumruk and Antalyaspor all have two players in this week's starting XI.