Turkish ground forces pounded ISIL terrorists after a suicide attack blamed on the group killed 10 German tourists, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Thursday.

Turkish ground forces pounded ISIL terrorists after a suicide attack blamed on the group killed 10 German tourists, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Thursday.

"After the heinous attack in Istanbul, our armed forces hit in the last 48 hours some 500 positions of ISIL in Syria and Iraq with artillery and tank fire," Davutoglu told Turkish ambassadors in Ankara.

Around 200 ISIL members were killed in the assault, he said. It was not possible to independently verify the toll.

"Every attack that targets Turkey's guests will be punished," he added.

It is worth noting that Turkey has been supporting the terrorist groups in Syria since the beginning of the crisis in 2011, purchasing the oil which ISIL steals to fund its crimes against the Syrians and the Iraqis.