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I'm sure this is a pretty basic question but I and someone else I know need clarification on this since this came up in a recent game we played.  I researched it and I'm still not quite sure I have the answer.

MKE:  "Interrupt the battle and set aside an opponent's male hero in play for 5 turns.  Then return the hero to owner's territory."

The REG says a Turn is this:

A turn begins with the Draw Phase and ends with the Discard Phase.  A player announces he is finished at the end of his turn.  Cards that say "per turn" or "for X turns" mean "for each of your turns" or "for X of your turns".

When the REG uses "for X of your turns", I believe it's assuming that when the wording "X turns" comes up in the SA of a card it's referring to the player who controls the card that the wording is on, such as Noah's Ark, since "your" refers to the controlling player.  But in the case of MKE where it says "for 5 turns," it's not the player's turn who played the card; it's his opponent's turn.  So if we go by the REG's definition of "for X of YOUR turns" then is MKE referring to MY turns (the one who played EE) or for my opponent's turns, or for both of our turns combined?

If I were to rule this based upon my current understanding I would say that when MKE sets aside my opponent's hero, a 1 counter is now placed on that hero since it's still my opponent's turn.  When my opponent (not me, and not me and him) reaches HIS 5th turn, the hero would now come back to my opponent's territory. 

I may have overly complicated this, but I think this explanation will help you understand why I need clarification.

Thanks. 

Duration always advances on the upkeep phase of the permanent controller of a card with a duration. In your scenario, the first tick will happen on your opponent's next upkeep phase and will complete on his fifth.

So the first tick doesn't happen as soon as the hero is set aside? I was told in times past that the first tick occurs right then and not during my opponent's next upkeep phase.

Roger that. Thanks guys.

On a related note, does discard phase of turn 1 to draw phase of turn 2 count as 1 turn for cards such as Pentecost, Passover & Unleavened Bread, etc? Like you can just set your heroes aside at the end of your turn during discard phase and then on your next turn get them back during upkeep and gain the benefit?

I've always seen that work too.

That is correct. Turns are counted on your upkeep. It doesn't matter when the card gets set-aside.

Other examples of "quick turns" are Pretention on your Hero during your opponents discard phase. Or the "shame" Lost Soul sets aside Heroes during your draw phase (next is upkeep so it's 1 turn already for your Hero).

So you could block with your rehoboam, and use Pentecost in the side battle to get your heroes back at the beginning of your turn?

On a related note, does discard phase of turn 1 to draw phase of turn 2 count as 1 turn for cards such as Pentecost, Passover & Unleavened Bread, etc? Like you can just set your heroes aside at the end of your turn during discard phase and then on your next turn get them back during upkeep and gain the benefit?

This is what I was referring to when I said that in times past, and how I've been playing it, that the first counter is placed on the set aside character. I know the cards Jesse is referring to have SA of setting aside for only one turn, but wouldn't this be the same situation as if it were for 5 turns?

Gabe and MP, when you guys said the first "tick" occurs on my opponent's next upkeep phase, are you saying the counter moves to the next number (when you said "tick" I was thinking tick was referring to the first number placed on the hero)? For example, MKE sets aside my opponent's hero. At this point, if my opponent is using a die as a counter, would he place the 1 side of the die on the hero, and then during his next upkeep phase he "ticks" (or moves) it to the 2 side? If this is correct then this is how I've been playing it.