Research on small powers has composed a slim section of International Relations literature. More focus has been given on super, great, and middle powers since their interactions have more influence. Differentiating small from middle powers is also problematic, unlike distinguishing great powers from these two. The difficulty of choosing the “right” quantitative and/or qualitative criteria for defining state power is one major reason for this. Therefore, this study, rather than developing a quantitative/qualitative contents list for outlining small powers, aims to utilize a so far not-well-tried approach of testing their diplomatic success. For this, it uses small powers’ resilience—vulnerability nexus to examine Turkish politico-economic diplomacy in the 1930s. Quantitatively and qualitatively, the 1930s Turkey was an acceptable example of a small power. The study aims to prove that Turkey furthered its national interests by overshadowing its vulnerabilities with a resilient small power diplomacy.

对小国的研究构成了国际关系文学的一个狭义部分。由于超级大国和大国之间的互动具有更大的影响力，因此更多地关注了超级大国和中等大国。与将大国与这两个大国区分开来，将小国与中等大国区分开来也是一个问题。选择“正确的”定量和/或定性标准来定义国家权力的困难是其主要原因。因此，本研究的目的不是利用定量/定性的内容清单来概述小国，而是要利用一种迄今尚未充分尝试的方法来测试其外交成功。为此，它利用小国的韧性（脆弱性联系）来研究1930年代的土耳其政治经济外交。在数量和质量上，1930年代，土耳其是小国的可以接受的例子。该研究旨在证明土耳其通过具有韧性的小国外交来掩盖其脆弱性，从而促进了其国家利益。