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How to become a phone repair technician

To become a phone repair technician you need basic electronics, careful disassembly skills, battery and static safety and the ability to use measuring tools. Vocational schools, courses and working alongside an experienced technician are common routes. Opening your own shop needs a licence and tax registration.

Cep Market Repair TeamIn Kadıköy since 2006
Key points
  • Basic electronics knowledge is needed.
  • Careful disassembly and assembly skills are essential.
  • Battery and static electricity safety must be learned.
  • Courses and apprenticeships are common routes.
  • Customer data privacy is a basic rule.

01Which skills are needed?

SkillWhy it matters
Basic electronicsTo find faults correctly
Disassembly and assemblyTo avoid damaging parts
Battery safetySwollen or punctured batteries are dangerous
Static protectionBoards and chips can be damaged
Soldering and microscopeFor board repairs

02Step-by-step route

  1. Basics. Get basic training in electronics and measuring tools.
  2. Practice. Practise taking apart and reassembling old or scrap phones.
  3. Apprenticeship. Learn diagnosis by working with an experienced repair shop.
  4. Safety. Make battery, heat and static rules a habit.
  5. Shop. If you open your own business, plan the licence, tax registration and invoiced parts supply.

See also how a phone screen is replaced and how long a phone repair takes.

Brand › Model › Repair listChoose your model, ask about the faultSamsung models

03Hands-on training: Teknoway Akademi

Our firm’s training unit, Teknoway Akademi, offers hands-on phone repair training on real devices in the Teknoway repair workshop in Kadıköy. The programme covers screen and housing replacement, battery and charging systems, logic boards and micro-soldering, software and data, tablet repair, spare parts, service management and opening your own repair shop. Those who complete the training receive the Teknoway Kurum Başarı Kursu certificate; the MYK vocational qualification certificate is a separate document obtained from Turkey’s Vocational Qualifications Authority through your own application. The length and fee are given when you apply. For details, see Teknoway Akademi.

04How to get your phone to us

Visit our store

Hasanpaşa Mh. Söğütlüçeşme Cd. No: 192 (opposite the mosque car park), Kadıköy. Monday – Friday 09:00 – 20:30 · Saturday 09:30 – 20:30 · Sunday: Please ask.

Send it by post

Free two-way shipping with our contracted carrier from anywhere in Turkey. Send the device without its case, in a well-protected box, with a note giving your phone number and the fault.

Motorbike courier

Within Istanbul you can send your device by motorbike courier; just send us your address and the fault on WhatsApp.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

01

What do you need to become a phone repair technician?

Basic electronics, disassembly skills, battery and static safety and plenty of practice.

02

Where can you learn phone repair?

Vocational schools, courses and working with an experienced technician are common routes; in Kadıköy, Teknoway Akademi offers hands-on training in its workshop.

03

Is board repair hard?

It needs soldering and measuring under a microscope; it is learned with experience.

04

What is needed to open a shop?

Plan the business licence, tax registration and an invoiced parts supply.

Customer reviews

What our customers say

★★★★★

I think you will be pleased with their approach, their helpfulness and their care.

Our customerCustomer review · Translated from Turkish
★★★★★

This is the place I have shopped at with endless trust and sincerity for 20 years, since the Cep Market days. I am so glad you are here; Teknoway is the only place for me.

Cavidan T.Customer review · Translated from Turkish
★★★★★

A very good business with friendly staff, and they answered every question I had in full. Thank you, Teknoway.

ParlakplaystationCustomer review · Translated from Turkish
★★★★★

A company I have known for a long time that helps in every way it can. I definitely recommend dropping by and at least listening to their ideas and advice.

Murat Y.Customer review · Translated from Turkish
★★★★★

We had a screen protector fitted, and they gave us gifts I think were worth more than the screen protector. Most of all, thank you for the friendly welcome.

Mehmed P.Customer review · Translated from Turkish
★★★★★

Can looked after me very well and fixed the phone flawlessly. Thank you. When the repair was done, I realised I had left my phone with real experts.

Mustafa Ö.Customer review · Translated from Turkish
★★★★★

Decent, genuine people with amazing care and attention. God bless them, wonderful people.

Can Ç.Customer review · Translated from Turkish
★★★★★

You looked after me very well, thank you. I am pleased.

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