 After an impressive season with Denizlispor, Cenk was transferred to Turkish giants Beşiktaş for €1 million, plus a player in exchange.He signed a five-year contract with the club, shortly after the arrival of Hakan Arıkan.On 22 February 2014 during a game against Galatasaray which ended 1-0 for Galatasaray Cenk fell unconscious after colliding with teammate Pedro Franco in an attempt to dive for the ball.