With the death toll in the earthquake which has devastated parts of Turkey and Syria climbing beyond 2000, people from both communities living in Scotland have been anxiously waiting for news of relatives and friends.
A huge search and rescue operation is continuing as work to save those trapped beneath the rubble of collapsed buildings continues.
The death toll is expected to rise.
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