An emotional return home to Istanbul for these two Turkish journalists freed from Syria.<br/> <br />Reporter Adem Ozkose and freelance cameraman Hamit Coskun went missing in early March after sneaking across the border into the Syrian town of Idlib.<br/> <br />It's not clear who had been holding the pair, seen here in Damascus after their release, but they were released with Iran's help, according to the Turkish Foreign Office.<br/> <br />Ozkose told a news conference that they had been held in separate cells.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Turkish) TURKISH JOURNALIST, ADEM OZKOSE, SAYING:<br/> <br />"We were held in separate cells for 53 days. Hamit was in a cell, I was in another cell. We have experienced various surprising incidents. Hopefully, people who are suffering in Syria will be free one day."<br/> <br />The release of the pair highlights Iran's influence with its ally Syria, which lost Turkey's friendship after its crack down on pro-democracy protests.<br/> <br />Turkey, home now to nearly 25,000 Syrian refugees, closed its embassy in Damascus in March and has halted flights to and from Syria.<br/> <br />Sunita Rappai, Reuters
