Trabzonspor suffered a major title setback as they were held 1-1 by Gaziantep in Saturday’s Turkish Super Lig encounter.
The Black Sea Storm went into the game as league leaders, however, their inability to secure an away win saw them drop to second place following Istanbul Basaksehir’s 3-0 win at Goztepe.
In a cagey encounter at the Gaziantep Arena, Caleb Ekuban headed past goalkeeper Gunay Guvenc thanks to Kamil Corekci’s cross.
John Obi Mikel had the chance to double his side’s advantage seven minutes later, but his long-range effort went over the crossbar.
Olarenwaju Kayode levelled matters for the hosts in the 53rd minute after Trabzonspor’s defenders were caught flat footed.