Osman Street / Sráid Osman

Osman Street / Sráid Osman

“Another fruitful source of names was the Russo-Turkish war of 1877, which indeed caused a district, for a time at any rate, to be named “Turkey”. There are:- Balkan Street, Belgrade Street, Bosnia Street, Plevna Street, Osman Street, Servia Street, and Sultan Street. Although Russia was finally successful, Osman Pasha's masterly defence of the Turkish army's entrenched camp at Plevna upset the Russian plan of campaign and retarded their final victory.” "Empire Battle Memories" John J Marshall, Belfast Telegraph - Friday 07 March 1941. “The presence of Sultan Way, Sultan Square and Plevna Park in the vicinity are a strong indication that Osman Street has been named after Osman Pasha, an Ottoman military leader whose most famous battle occurred in the town of Plevna in modern day Bulgaria. There are a number of streets named after battle sites in the area.” © Northern Ireland Place-Name Project, QUB.