Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Wednesday that Turkey was “ready” to take any measures against threats to its national security

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Wednesday that Turkey was “ready” to take any measures against threats to its national security.
  
“The Turkish republic is a powerful state and never hesitates to take any measures to protect its national security if need be,” Davutoglu told AFP in an exclusive interview. “Any group in Syria, or the regime, should not test Turkey's determination,” said the minister, speaking in his central home province of Konya.
  
This came days after Turkey shot down a Syrian fighter jet that it claimed had breached its airspace.
  
It has also warned it will protect a historic shrine that is under Turkish jurisdiction but located inside Syria's northern Aleppo province against threats from terrorist insurgents. A Turkish flag flies over the Tomb of Suleyman Shah, grandfather of Ottoman Empire founder Osman, and a small garrison with a symbolic number of troops is permanently stationed there.
  
The site, located 25 kilometres (15 miles) from the border, has been threatened by the extremist group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
  
Davutoglu accused ISIL of clashing with Free Syrian Army militants while refraining from attacking government forces.
  
He said "Turkey is ready to take any legitimate step under international law if its national security, including the area where the tomb of Suleyman Shah is situated, is threatened".