"It would be better to take measures together against those who are a threat instead of punishing normal passengers," Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said during a visit to Washington.
"If there are concerns over security, our departments should come together and take the necessary measures. This work cannot be done with bans," Cavusoglu added, quoted by state-run news agency Anadolu.
Britain and the United States yesterday banned laptops and tablet computers from the passenger compartment of flights from Turkey as well as several Middle East and North African nations.
"America's or other allies' concerns are our concerns," he added.
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The US ban affects eight countries including Jordan, Egypt, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Morocco.
His comments come after Turkish Transport Minister Ahmet Arslan said Ankara would ask the US to reverse the ban.
Arslan sent a letter to his US counterpart Elaine Chao, local media reported today, in which he urged Ankara and Istanbul airports to be removed from the ruling.
"Turkey adheres to international rules on security," Arslan wrote, NTV broadcaster said.
Although no US carriers are affected by the ban, airlines hit include flag-carrier Turkish Airlines, the country's largest exporter by foreign sales volume, whose profits have already been hit by a series of terror attacks last year.
The British ban affects all the airports in six countries - Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and Turkey.