Ahmet Davutoglu said the fighters worked in co-operation with militants from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in Turkey.
Turkey carried out strikes on PKK forces in north Iraq late on Wednesday, reportedly targeting some 70 militants.
Mr Davutoglu said some senior PKK fighters were among those killed.
Mr Davutoglu named the Ankara bomber as Salih Necar, a Syrian national and member of the Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG).
"A direct link between the attack and the YPG has been established," he said. He went on to say the attack was carried out with logistical support from PKK militants inside Turkey.
Meanwhile, reports say a military convoy has been hit by a blast in south-east Turkey.
The blast happened on a highway between the towns of Diyarbakir and Bingol with casualties reported, but there are few other details.
BBC
18/2/16
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Syrian Kurdish PYD head denies responsibility for Ankara attack ...
ReplyDeleteThe Syrian Kurdish PYD party leader denied Turkish accusations that his group carried out a bomb attack in Ankara on Wednesday which killed 28 people, saying Turkey was trying to escalate the fighting in northern Syria.
"We are completely refuting that," Saleh Muslim, co-chair of the PYD, told Reuters by phone. He also denied claims that the group's armed YPG wing was firing into Turkey. "I can assure you that not even one bullet is fired by YPG into Turkey," Muslim said. "They don't consider Turkey as an enemy," he said. REUTERS