Career
As an art historian, Doctor Bornovali has contributed to several publications and projects. As a tour guide and interpreter he has served several religious leaders, including Pope Benedict XVI, the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople, as well as two statesmen, the Presidents Giorgio Napolitano and Abdullah Gül. Doctor Bornovali is also coordinating the restoration and renovation of the Istanbul Italian Society’s Garibaldi House (Società Operaia Italiana di Mutuo Soccorso) in Beyoğlu.
Vice President of the Istanbul Tourist Guides" Guild (International Refugee Organization) since 2002
Cultural Awareness Foundation Board of Trustees since 2009
Vice Chairman of Turkish Society of Art History since 2010
Vice President of the Istanbul Italian High School Alumni since 2010.
