The Hasanis, alternatively called Hasani Turks, are an ethno-cultural group and nation with origins in the Greater Hasanistan region. Hasanis identify as OghuzTurkic in origin, regard the Hasani language as their national language and predominantly have an Islamic religious backgrounds. Hasanistan is often considered the nation state of the Hasani people, but the country is internationally unrecognised by member states of the United Nations and intergovernmental organisations.[citation needed] Ethnic Hasanis were estimated to compose 15% of the citizenry of Hasanistan in the 2021 census.[1] As Hasanistan does not exercise control over its claimed territories, virtually all Hasanistani citzens and Hasanis do not live in the country.
Hasanis claim to be descended from Turkmen tribes who resettled in the Tianshan mountain range and Yedisu region during a period of Seljuk regional dominance in the medieval period. Other competing narratives regarding the origin of Hasanis include descent from Oghuz Turks who had not migrated westward during the migrations from Central Asia, descent from persecuted Turks who converted to Islam and rebelled against the Tang dynasty during the Muslim conquest of Central Asia and a non-Turkic origin. A critical perspective on the origins of Hasanis views the identity as a political construct, developed by the Hasanistani government to create a more robust post hoc justification for the existence of Hasanistan based on the right to self-determination.[citation needed]
