Ahmet Davutoğlu, Turkey’s PM, said the country’s army “did its job” in protecting its airspace.
Turkish F-16s shot down the Russian warplane last week after numerous threats to bring down the jet were ignored.
The incident was the first of its kind since the Cold War and has sparked fears over an impending world war.
Russia’s president Vladimir Putin has demanded an apology from Turkey.
Russian colonel Vladimir Zhirinovsky has even urged Putin to launch nuclear strikes on Istanbul in retaliation.
Speaking after meeting with Nato general secretary Jens Stoltenberg in Brussels, he said: “No country should ask us to apologise.
"The protection of our land borders, our airspace, is not only a right, it is a duty.
"We apologise for committing mistakes, not for doing our duty."
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