Prime Minister issues statement on Israeli strikes on Iran

Acting Prime Minister Hasan Çakar has issued a statement on the aerial attacks launched by Israel on targets in Iran, describing them as a "violation of sovereignty", an "escalation" and part of "Israel's destructive pattern". The Acting Prime Minister called on all parties in the region to refrain from further escalatory actions and expressed support for the current negotiations between the United States and Iran over the contentious nuclear issue, as well as confirming that the Hasanistani government was monitoring the situation and taking measures to protect its own territories and the citizens in the Gulf of Hasanistan (known also as the Persian or Arabian Gulf or the Basra Gulf).

The Acting Prime Minister's statement reads as follows:

"Hasanistan is deeply concerned about the Israeli attacks on Iran. The attacks are a violation of the sovereignty of the Islamic Republic of Iran and a major escalation, which may lead to a devastating war. These acts follow the same dangerous destructive pattern that Israel has been following in Palestine, Lebanon and Syria.

While Hasanistan recognises the responsibility for countries to defend themselves, the attacks need to end and all parties need to refrain from making the situation worse. There especially must not be an expansion of this dispute into other countries. Hasanistan supports a return to the efforts of the United States to seek a peaceful settlement over the nuclear issue through negotiations.

Hasanistan is monitoring the situation, which we currently believe is ongoing. We are also prepared to support the sovereign Hasanistani territory of Körfeziye and our citizens in the Gulf of Hasanistan region, to ensure their safety."

The Israeli aerial campaign has targeted the Iranian political and military leadership, nuclear sites, military installations and air defence systems, causing the confirmed deaths of a number of major Iranian political figures. Civilians have also reported to have died in the attacks. The strikes came following reported breakdowns in the US-Iran negotiations on Iran's nuclear program, as as the continuing wider regional political tensions which have emerged from the war in Gaza.

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Hasanistan participates in the 2025 Intermicronational eGames; wins gold

The 2025 Intermicronational eGames, virtually hosted by the Romanian micronation Snagov and organised by the Micronational Olympic Federation, have come to a close this week. This year's edition was Hasanistan's first participation in the event, first held in 2018. The event sees so-called "cyletes" (a portmanteau of cyber and athlete) from various micronations compete in different online-based games, including chess, GeoGuessr (although the event was actually held through a free-to-play clone), agar.io and rock-paper-scissors.

Hasanistan only had one "cylete" participating this year, Hasan Çakar, who competed in six events. The Hasanistani "cylete" was registered to compete in the following events: agar.io, billiards, chess, GeoGuessr, poker and Tetris.

In summary of the cylete's performance in each event:

• Lost to Rareș Ivanovici (Snagov) by two matches to one in a close game in the first round of billiards, who eventually went on to win gold in the event.
• Lost to Tyler Mullins (New Athens) by two matches to one in a close game in the first round of GeoGuessr.
• Lost to Onyx Blackhawk (Nenggog) in the first round of Poker, who eventually went on to win gold in the event.
• Finished 9th place in the Tetris event with a score of 108,296.
• Withdrew from the chess event due to scheduling concerns and a prioritisation of the other events.
• Won gold in the agar.io event with a score of 53,959.

With Hasanistan's impressive debut success in the agar.io event, Hasanistan came joint seventh-placed in the overall medals table (sharing the position with Northway, which won its sole gold medal in the rock-paper-scissors event).

Hasanistan's "cylete" and the head of the national sports delegation to the eGames Hasan Çakar congratulated all fellow medallists and participants in this year's event, as well as the hosts Snagov for a "successful hosting of the games".

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2025 Turanfest held; song by Empire of the Sun wins

Yesterday, the 2025 edition of the Turanfest music festival and contest was held. The event, organised by the Hasanistan Today and Tomorrow Network and hosted by the island territory of Sırıtjine, allowed the public to vote alongside the event's judge to decide a winning song that will represent Hasanistan in the upcoming IBU Microvision Song Contest.

Sixteen songs entered the competition, the same amount as the previous edition. These songs had been submitted by Hasanistani citizens who believed they would serve as a good cultural representative for the Hasanistani musical community (both fans and artists). The event uses a voting system similar to Eurovision, with 10 levels of points given out (1-8, as well as 10 and 12 points). The public vote component saw both Hasanistani and international viewers from IBU member states select six songs they liked, with the points being distributed to the top 10 songs based upon the amount of votes they received.

The winning song was "We are The People" by the Australian electronic rock band Empire of the Sun. The song was originally released in 2008 and was in the top 20 in many international charts, reaching the #1 position in Germany and Luxembourg and #2 position in Austria. The song reached a "perfect score" of 12 votes from both the event judge and the public vote, more than the previous edition's winner. A cover of the German language song "99 Luftballons" by the anime girl Asuka Langley came second with 20 points. DJ Chase, the previous winner of Turanfest, came in joint third with They Might be Giant's "Istanbul (not Constantinople" song.

The winning song will represent Hasanistan in the 2025 IBU Microvision Song Contest, hosted by Belcity. Microvision is planned to be held on 3 May. Other nations participating will include Brennonia, Slitronia, Todia, Pinang, Lekronia and New Anders.

A broadcast of the voting for the event has been uploaded here on the HBY's Youtube channel.

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Second Turanfest song contest to be held

The Turanfest song festival and competition, first held in September 2021, will be revived and held on 24 April. Sixteen songs will contest the event, with the winner planned to represent Hasanistan at the upcoming IBU Microsivion Song Contest in Belcity. Turanfest is similar to the Swedish Melodifestivalen, with both the public and a judge voting on which song is the best. The event will be organised by the "Hasanistan Today and Tomorrow Network" and the territory of Sridjina will serve as the ceremonial host of this year's edition (although the event is held online). The rapping mouse and murderous gangbanger "Biggie Cheese" will be the guest presenter for the 2025 Turanfest.

Logo of the 2025 Turanfest

The previous Turanfest in 2021 was won by DJ Chase's experimental song "Nonsense Screamed into A Microphone", although he failed to reach the final with the song in the 2022 TVB Microvision. DJ Chase is notably returning this year with the AI-generated sea shanty "Heave Ho Cecil", a 'ultra-woke' song about the struggles of an African called "Cecil", hoping to defend his Turanfest title.

The songs submitted to this year's Turanfest are as follows (in the order of their draw): "TRUMPWAVE" by "Hasanistani-Americans for Trump", "Heave Ho Cecil" by DJ Chase, "Tuttu Fırlattı" by Gökçe, "We Are The People" by Empire Of The Sun, "That's Nuts" by Squirreljak, "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" by They Might Be Giants, "İzmir Marşı (Nightcore version)" by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk-chan, "Zilvervloot" by Mymy Schoppenboer, "Let's Start WW3" by World Order, "Kalimba" by Mr. Scruff, "Long Way to Mukumbura" by the "Rhodies", "99 Luftballons (Asuka cover)" by Asuka Langley, "Ze New World Order" by Klaus Schwab, "Bomb Iran" by Vince Vance & the Valiants, "Freie Deutsche Jugend" by IFA Wartburg and "Proud to be an Albanian" by Etnon (ft. Lyrical Son & DJ Blunt).

The IBU Microvision Song Contest, for which Turanfest will serve as a national selection, will be held on 3 May. The event, formerly organised by Belcity's national broadcaster TVB, had been dormant since its Summer 2022 edition had been cancelled. However, the Hasanistani government helped support the national broadcasters of Belcity, Todia and Slitronia in reviving the event. Despite a relatively 'poor' performance last time, Hasanistan has high hopes of success in the event this year.

According to the main organiser for Turanfest Hasan Çakar, Hasanistan's national song festival will become an annual event regardless of the future of Microvision. There are additional future plans for another song contest organised with Brennonia, who is also participating in this year's Microvision with the song "Dance The Night Away" by cjb.

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Hasanistan becomes observer in the Organization of Islamic Micronations

Hasanistan's application to become an observer state within the Organization of Islamic Micronations has been approved. The application had been approved with the support of ten member states, with no opposition or abstentions. Prime Minister Hasan Çakar has promised proactive engagement with the organisation and hopes to build ties with member states, although has ruled out applying for full membership in the near future as Hasanistan is currently under a provisional government.

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