This is an IRS requirement when you file Married Filing Separate. One reason being that there are community property states that require spouses to allocate 50 percent of each of their income and half of income generated by community assets, plus all separate income. Even though you may not live in a community property state, the IRS still requires you to report your spouse's information on your return. This is not a Turbo Tax issue in as much as it is an IRS requirement.
Since your spouse does not have a SSN, then you need to print the return and write in NRA in the place where your spouse's SSN would normally go. Again, this is an IRS requirement that must be complied with. Once the return is printed then it must be mailed to the IRS in accordance with the printing and mailing instructions given by Turbo Tax.
Please read this Turbo Tax article regarding non-resident spouse tax treatment when filing Married Filing Separately.
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