Six minutes before the half-time break, the visitors took the lead through Zlatko Tripic. The Norwegian midfielder powered the ball past goalkeeper Ersin Destanoglu after Peter Zulj’s initial effort had rattled the crossbar.
The hosts came out stronger in the second half and fortunately, their tenacity paid off in the 49th minute as Ljajic fired past goalkeeper Irfan Egribayat.
Receiving a pass from on-loan Leicester City forward Rachid Ghezzal, the Serbian dribbled past two of his markers before drilling home a shot through the legs of Egribayat.
In a positive twist of fate, Besiktas took the lead 13 minutes before full-time with Aboubakar heading a cross from Gokhan Tore past the Goztepe goalkeeper. The goal was the Cameroonian’s second for the Black Eagles in four days as well as his 11th in 16 league outings so far.