I don’t see drone recon as a threat to Turkey unless they are doing something they shouldn’t be
Erdogan is desperately trying to drag NATO into war with Russia over his plans for greater Turkey
“Erdogan is desperately trying to drag NATO into war with Russia over his plans for greater Turkey”
BINGO!
And how do you shoot down something so small. How many bullets or rockets?
I am not denying the nefarious actions in the Middle East by several parties, including Turkey.
I am simply making the obvious tie. The drones are the same.
As to the question for why Russia would deny it?
1) They may have been doing recon on Turkey instead of ISIS. In fact, I would rate it as probable.
2) They do not want to take a hit in perception since they could not protect their own equipment.