Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said his country might buy the US Patriot system and overcome obstacles to the F-35 fighter project. This comes as Ankara continues talks with Moscow to buy more missiles, "S400", which raised tension with Washington.
Akar added that Turkey is in the center of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and will not look for another place to buy the missile system.
Commenting on US sanctions, Turkey's defense minister said Ankara expects Washington to lift the sanctions it has imposed on Turkey altogether, as President Donald Trump did today.
Ankara and Washington have been at loggerheads over Turkey's purchase of Russia's S-400 system. The United States has said the system is not commensurate with NATO defenses and poses a threat to US F-35s and has suggested sanctions against Ankara.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said earlier that his country may turn to others if Washington goes ahead with its rejection.
Erdogan later said the United States should be aware of Turkey's concerns about the military threat on its southern border.
Meanwhile, despite repeated US warnings, Turkey is in talks with Russia to buy more S-400 missile systems, according to the Russian state arms export company.
The head of the state-owned arms company "Roseboronexport" Alexander Mikheev told Interfax news agency that the two countries were discussing financing the purchase and "delivery date".
In July, Turkey, a NATO member, received the first batch of S-400 missile defense systems.