The United States wants access to an air base in southern Turkey which could become a strategic stronghold in the battle against Islamic State militants.
Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel said US officials have raised the possibility of using the Incirlik air base during discussions this week.
He said Turkey has valuable military capabilities which would help in the US effort to strike IS, also known as ISIS or ISIL.
Mr Hagel made the comments at the start of a six-day, three-country visit to South America where he is due to stop first in Colombia.
US leaders have urged Ankara to become more involved in the battle against IS, whose militants have spread across Iraq and Syria and taken control of territory near the Turkish border.
Washington said US forces launched a further nine airstrikes around the embattled town of Kobani on Thursday as the battle for control of the town continued.
Islamic State militants have captured more ground in the Syrian border town despite intensified US-led airstrikes.
IS fighters seized control of a third of Kobani on Thursday.
US Central Command said it is continuing to monitor the situation, adding "indications are that Kurdish militia there continue to control most of the city and are holding out against ISIL".
But officials have warned that the airstrikes alone may not be enough stop the IS advance on Turkey's doorstep.
Barack Obama on Wednesday met military commanders to discuss the campaign amid fears troops would be needed on the ground.
"Our strikes continue, alongside our partners. It remains a difficult mission," the US president said.
"As I've indicated from the start, this is not something that is going to be solved overnight."
Senior US commanders have warned that the Islamists could take Kobani if more is not done.
Pentagon spokesman Rear Admiral John Kirby said: "Airstrikes alone are not going to do this, not going to fix this, not going to save the town of Kobani.
"We know that. And we've been saying that over and over again.
"We all need to prepare ourselves for the reality that other towns and villages and perhaps Kobani will be taken by IS."
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