Turkey said the swap was the 'most extensive prisoner exchange between the United States, Russia, and Germany in recent years'
The men, jailed in Russia on espionage charges they and the US deny, are en route to destinations outside of Russia
Gershkovich, a 32-year-old American who denied any wrongdoing and said the allegations against him were false, went on trial last month in the city of Yekaterinburg.
Former United States president Donald Trump says his relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin will help free jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich. Watch this video for more.
Moscow court orders U.S. reporter Evan Gershkovich, arrested nearly a year ago, to remain in jail until at least June 30.
He had been arrested in March on espionage charges on a reporting trip in Russia.
The arrest of Wall Street Journal correspondent Evan Gershkovich prompted an outcry from media outlets and rights groups, as well as government officials in Washington.
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, a US citizen, was arrested last week, prompting a new spike in already severe tensions between Moscow and Washington over Russia's invasion of pro-Western Ukraine.
"The date of the hearing on his detention appeal will be announced this week," a spokeswoman for Moscow's Lefortovo court said.
Russia's Federal Security Service has accused Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, a U.S. citizen, of trying to obtain classified information.