Istanbul (CNN) -- Turkey is drawing up contingency plans with the NATO military alliance to fortify its border with Syria, and a Patriot missile deployment is one option on the table, Turkish officials say. Turkish President Abdullah Gul told reporters Thursday that due to the ongoing civil war in Syria and its possible repercussions for NATO-member Turkey, every measure was being considered to counter the risks. Discussions have been ongoing "within NATO... in terms of defensive measures" and many defensive scenarios are being looked at as a precaution, Gul said when asked whether Turkey was seeking to acquire Patriot missiles from NATO.
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Turkey's president says defensive measures are being discussed
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Turkey does not want a war with its neighbor, officials say
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The Turkish government is hosting more than 111,000 Syrian refugees
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Turkey and Syria share an 822-kilometer border
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I hope that it is also out of the question for @placeholder to engage in this kind of inconceivable action toward Turkey," said Gul.
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Since that deadly incident, Turkish officials have confirmed more than a dozen cross-border artillery strikes believed to have been carried out by the @placeholder military.
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In each case, Turkish forces retaliated swiftly against @placeholder using artillery.
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A similar flight was also asked to land in @placeholder for inspection of its cargo last month.