Fenerbahce clinched the Turkish title for the 16th time on Sunday, beating Galatasaray to retain a trophy which they rarely looked like losing to their main Istanbul rivals this season. In a highly charged match at the club's Sukru Saracoglu stadium, Fenerbahce defeated the only other title contenders with a 65th minute header from Brazilian striker Marcio Nobre. With one game still to play, Fenerbahce advanced to 80 points while former UEFA Cup winners Galatasaray, 15-times domestic champions, remain on 73 points. They dropped to third and one point behind Trabzonspor who beat Samsunspor 3-0. Black Sea club Trabzon and the Istanbul side will now vie for Turkey's second Champions League slot next season. Fenerbahce's win also helped blot out the painful memory of a 5-1 thrashing which they suffered at the hands of Galatasaray in the Turkish Cup final earlier this month. Flag-waving supporters dressed in the club's yellow and blue strip streamed into the streets near the stadium on the Asian side of Istanbul to celebrate the victory and car drivers sounded their klaxons across the city. --More 2138 Local Time 1838 GMT
