The ministry said Sunday that 20 people were also injured in the attack in the village of Salik Atik, south of Tal Abyad. It blamed the attack on Syrian Kurdish fighters.

Turkey's defence ministry said about 20 others were wounded when the bomb exploded in central Tal Abyad, which was captured last month by Turkey-backed opposition gunmen from Kurdish-led fighters.

Syrian Kurdish fighters swept through the Syrian town of Tal Abyad on Wednesday after beating back an offensive from the Islamic State group.