High-Stakes Prisoner Exchange in Ankara Involving Global Powers

A prisoner exchange involving 26 detainees in Ankara, part of a deal between the U.S., four allies, and Russia, is underway. Health checks and other procedures are being conducted. The final destinations of the prisoners remain undisclosed.

A high-stakes prisoner exchange involving 26 detainees is currently taking place in Ankara, as part of a deal brokered by the United States, four allies, and Russia.

Health checks and other procedural formalities are being conducted on the prisoners, according to a Turkish security source.

The source refrained from disclosing the next destinations for the prisoners from Ankara's Esenboga Airport.