the league started with a surprise result, with i̇stanbul b.b. defeating giants fenerbahçe 2–0. another important event of the first week was the record of hakan şükür. by scoring two goals, he managed to reach to the record of the most goals scored domestically. the trabzonspor–sivasspor match was suspended due to "player and fan trouble", just minutes before the referee would end it. the federation ultimately awarded a default 3–0 victory to sivasspor. this caused a harsh opposition from the trabzonspor side.