Prema Ivi Bancu i Mirandi Vickers, Prishtina je bio iz klana Šiškovića.[6][7] Njegov otac Ahmed Berisha napustio je Poljance kod Drenice i preselio se 1871. u Vushtrri (srpski: Vučitrn). Njegov sin Hasan Berisha rođen je u Poljancu 1873.[8] Školovao se u francuskoj gimnaziji u Solunu. Nakon što je završio srednju školu, otišao je studirati političke znanosti i pravo u Carigrad.
U početku je bio pristašom mladoturskog pokreta. Bio je izabran u turski parlament 1908. godine. Prezime je 1908. promijenio u Prishtina kad je izabran za prištinskog predstavnika.[2][3] u osmanskom državnom parlamentu u Carigradu za vrijeme Drugog ustavnog razdoblja u Turskom Carstvu.[5] Položaj je izgubio 1912. kao svi albanski zastupnici.
↑"Hasan bey Prishtina, originally known as Hasan Berisha..."Historical Dictionary of Kosovo Volume 79 of Historical Dictionaries of Europe G - Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Series Volume 79 of European historical dictionaries Author Robert Elsie Edition 2, illustrated Publisher Scarecrow Press, 2010 ISBN0-8108-7231-5, ISBN978-0-8108-7231-8page 223-224
↑ ab"Hasan Bey Prishtina (ursprünglich Hasan Berisha) (Geboren 1873 in Vushtrii/Kosovo – 1933 in Thessaloniki) Aus einer Großgrundbesitzerfamilie stammend, studierte Hasan Berisha in Istanbul Jura... im ersten Parlament des Osmanischen Reiches und namh den namen "Prishtina" .. und fuhrte den titel bey...(Hasan Bey Prishtina (originally Hasan Berisha) (Born in 1873 in Vushtrii / Kosovo - 1933 in Thessaloniki) Born into a landowning family, studied law in Istanbul as Hasan Berisha. In 1908 he was a deputy in the first parliament of the Ottoman Empire and took the name "Prishtina" ..and the title bey)" KOSOVO Informieren-Reisen-Erinnern Author Susanne Dell Editor Susanne Dell Publisher BoD – Books on Demand, 2010 ISBN3-8391-9179-3, ISBN978-3-8391-9179-8page 113-114
↑ ab"Prishtina, Hasan Bey, albanischer Politiker, * Vucitrn (Kosovo) 1873, f (ermordet) Saloniki 14. VIII. 1933, Sohn des Ahmed Berisha, der um 1871 aus dem Dorf Poljance in Drenica nach Vucitrn übersiedelte, ..Im Dezember 1908 wurde P. als Abgeordneter Pristinas ins turkischeParlament gewahlt; das war auch der zeitpunkt, wo er seinen Familiennamen in Prishtina.... (Prishtina, Hasan Bey, the Albanian politicians, * Vucitrn (Kosovo) 1873, f (assassinated) Salonika 14th VIII, 1933, son of Ahmed Berisha, who around 1871 moved from the village poljance in Drenica to Vucitrn ... In December 1908, p chosen as a Pristina delegate to the turkish Parlament, which was also the time when he changed his family name in Prishtina ....)" Biographisches Lexikon zur Geschichte Südosteuropas, Volume 3 Volume 75 of Südosteuropäische Arbeiten Biographisches Lexikon zur Geschichte Südosteuropas, Felix von Schroeder Editors Mathias Bernath, Felix von Schroeder Publisher Oldenbourg Verlag, 1979 ISBN3-486-48991-7, ISBN978-3-486-48991-0page 485-468
↑Dérens, Jean-Arnault. 2006. Kosovo, année zéro. Paris Paris-Méditerranée 2006. Harvard College Library. str. 365. Pristupljeno 31. svibnja 2010.
↑Vickers, Miranda. 1998. Between Serb and Albanian : a history of Kosovo. Columbia University Press. New York. str. 73. ISBN978-0-231-11383-0. Pristupljeno 11. travnja 2012.. Hasan Pristina (1873-1933), 23 who came from the powerful Siskovic clan in Vucitrn,Navedeno je više parametara |author= i |last= (pomoć)