Collecting a pass from Mustafa Eskihellac, the former Scotland youth international drilled the ball past goalkeeper Cenk Gonen from close range.
That lead lasted for 15 minutes as the hosts equalised through Hugo Rodallega, after the Colombian forward curled a beautiful past goalkeeper Ertac Ozbir from the edge of Malatyaspor’s goal area.
A minute before the half-time break, they took the lead courtesy of Turkish midfielder Recep Niyaz, who controlled a pass from Muris Mesanovic before slotting the ball past onrushing Gonen.
In the 77th minute, Benjamin Tetteh brought YMS to level terms with a simple tap-in after goalkeeper Ozbir had fumbled a header from Adem Buyuk.
Failing to win any of their last six games across all competitions, Konyaspor welcomed the struggling side to the Konya Buyuksehir Stadium.
The uneventful first-half ended 0-0 as both teams paid for their profligacy in front of goal, while Denizlispor’s Tiago Lopes was cautioned by referee Huseyin Gocek for a reckless tackle.
In the second-half, Palut’s side came out on fire and that paid off in the 52nd minute after Abdulkerim Bardakci put them ahead thanks to an assist from Deni Milosevic. With the visitors’ defenders caught out of position, the Turkish defender fired past goalkeeper Cenk Gonen a low cross from the Bosnia and Herzegovina star.