Turkey swapped 180 IS militants for 49 hostages Details have emerged of a prisoner exchange previously mentioned by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. An employee (C) at Turkey's consulate in Mosul is welcomed by her relatives at Esenboga airport in Ankara, Sept. 20, 2014. Photo by REUTERS. Oct 2, 2014 Details of the exchange made with the Islamic State (IS) to release 49 Turkish hostages are