Gokhan Gonul

In a surprising turn of events, famous Turkish footballer Gökhan Gönül, 36, recently learned about a family secret that he has another brother, who he had no idea about, embracing him with open arms.

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"We were three siblings until now, but from now on, we are four," the footballer said, embracing his long-lost brother.

Fenerbahçe dropped two vital points in the Turkish Süper Lig title race after being held to a goalless draw against Aytemiz Alanyaspor on April 29.

Neither team managed a breakthrough at Bahçeşehir Okulları Stadium in a match that Fenerbahçe ended with 10 men on the pitch because Gokhan Gonul was shown a red card in minute 43.

Istanbul's Beşiktaş won against city rivals Fenerbahçe 4-3 in Turkish Süper Lig derby to end their 15-year-jinx in Kadıköy.

Visitors Beşiktaş last beat Fenerbahçe in the Yellow Canaries' home, the Ülker Stadium on April 17, 2005.

Beşiktaş beat Fenerbahçe 4-3 in an Istanbul derby in the Turkish Süper Lig on Nov. 29 night, ending its 15-year winless spell on the Asian side of the city.

The last time Beşiktaş had won at Fenerbahçe's home was on April 17, 2005, when it won with the same result.

Beşiktaş defeated Caykur Rizespor 2-1 in Sergen Yalçın's first match at the helm on Feb. 1.

At Yeni Rize Şehir Stadium, Beşiktaş found the first goal with a Burak Yılmaz's close-range shot in the 29th minute.

In the 36th minute, the home team netted the equalizer when Czech forward Milan Skoda's header beat Beşiktaş goalkeeper Loris Karius.

A strong Beşiktaş will seek a first away win since 2005 against Fenerbahçe, another title challenger that suffered a bad start to the season, in the first derby game of the year on Sept. 23. 

Beşiktaş beat Çaykur Rizespor, the relegation-threatened Black Sea side 1-0 in a tight game in Istanbul, defending its cushion with the remaining contenders on March 4. 

Beşiktaş suffered its first defeat of the Spor Toto Super League season on Dec. 17, losing 2-1 at tiny city rival Kasımpaşa.

With the loss, Beşiktaş fell three points behind leader Başakşehir, which maintained its unbeaten record with a 1-0 home victory over Trabzonspor earlier in the day.

Turkey's star midfielder Arda Turan of Barcelona was on Nov. 5 recalled to the national side for the World Cup qualifier against Kosovo after apparently healing a rift with coach Fatih Terim.

Galatasaray has enjoyed claiming the top spot on the Turkish Spor Toto Super League standings back after the Fenerbahçe-Be?ikta? derby, won 1-0 by the home side.

Fenerbahçe narrowly won the game against Be?ikta? with an injury-time goal by Senegalese international Moussa Sow late on March 23.