Today, we bid farewell with honor and deep respect to Yiannis Boutaris.
A groundbreaking, bold, uncompromising, and unconventional Mayor — but also a man of art and creativity.
Personalities like Yiannis Boutaris, who envision and dare for the sake of their ideas and values, help move society forward.
There is no doubt that he has left a strong mark on the modern history of Thessaloniki, a city he so deeply loved — a historic cosmopolis to which he sought to restore that very character and meaning.
He departs accompanied by our profound esteem and recognition.