In August 1961, the Berlin Wall was built. It split St. Michael’s parish into eastern and western parts. After the fall of the Wall in 1989, the community remained divided; its two parts were each merged with neighbouring parishes. Engelbecken, which had been filled with rubble following the Second World War, was excavated.
In Bad Godesberg in West Germany, the Federal Republic of Germany and Turkey signed a "recruitment agreement". Similar agreements with Italy, Spain and Greece had already been made. Turkish workers were now able to apply for jobs in Germany and enter the Federal Republic as "guest workers". Their stay was initially limited to two years. Among those arriving were Alevis. This was the beginning of the Turkish diaspora in Germany.
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