Why is Turkey and other countries like Israel in the Euro cup?

Question

even though i was going for Turkey against Germany i think they should play for asia

Answer 1

They are considered Europe

Answer 2

because as a turk i've been living on mars for years  

also kazakhstan, armenia,russia and azerbajcan were in the euro cup and they're all in europe arent they?  We're a member of UEFA as you know

Answer 3

i think israel is not on asia games, because many states there wont play against us, and we find ourselves more close to European culture.

Answer 4

Turkey and Israel are members of the United European Football Association (UEFA) and therefore eligible for playing in the European Championship.