The first part of this article discusses the current state of International Relations (IR) in Turkey and begins with the argument that the local disciplinary community shows a lack of adequate communication and interactive scholarly debates, and therefore of knowledge accumulation. This article proposes that the growth of such engagement could be encouraged by increased methodological diversity, in particular additional research using quantitative methods. It argues that quantitative research could contribute to engagement by providing conceptual and methodological clarity around which scholarly debates could develop and ultimately contribute to Turkish IR’s progress as a disciplinary community. To substantiate these claims, this article goes on to discuss the development and contributions of quantitative research to global IR and illustrates the potential benefits of using quantitative methods in the study of Turkish foreign affairs.

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是时候量化土耳其的外交事务了：为成熟的国际关系学科制定质量标准

本文的第一部分讨论了土耳其的国际关系（IR）的现状，并以以下观点为起点：当地学科界显示出缺乏足够的交流和互动式学术辩论，因此缺乏知识积累。本文提出，可以通过增加方法的多样性来鼓励这种参与的增长，特别是使用定量方法进行的其他研究。它认为，定量研究可以通过提供概念和方法上的清晰性来促进参与，从而围绕学术研究展开辩论并最终为土耳其国际关系组织作为纪律团体的发展做出贡献。为了证实这些主张，