The deal taking place in Turkey includes 24 adults and two children, security sources say.
Russia has freed Wall Street Journal journalist Evan Gershkovich and ex-US Marine Paul Whelan as part of an extensive prisoner swap between Moscow and the West, the Turkish government has said.
The deal, which was mediated by Turkey, involves seven different countries and includes 24 adults and two children, sources had told Al Jazeera on Thursday.
“A [prisoner] exchange operation will take place today under the coordination of our organisation,” the Turkish National Intelligence Organisation (MIT) said earlier in a statement.
“Our organisation has undertaken a major mediation role in this exchange operation, which is the most comprehensive of the recent period.”
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