I suspect that both Guyana and Surinam identify themselves more with the Caribbean than with South America - especially as neither of them speak Spanish or Portugese. As for Israel, Azerbijian and the majority of Turkey being in UEFA, I suspect there is a lot more money in playing in the European Champion's League and playing Real Madrid, Manchester United and AC Milan rather than playing in the Asian Cup against Real Mumbai, Singapore United or AC Ho Chi Minh City. For some countries it seems to be more important about how they see themselves rather than their geographical location and UEFA is happy to give in if they are rich enough/a large enough potential market.
AskSpoFi: Why are Guyana and Surinam in CONCACAF?
I suspect that both Guyana and Surinam identify themselves more with the Caribbean than with South America - especially as neither of them speak Spanish or Portugese. As for Israel, Azerbijian and the majority of Turkey being in UEFA, I suspect there is a lot more money in playing in the European Champion's League and playing Real Madrid, Manchester United and AC Milan rather than playing in the Asian Cup against Real Mumbai, Singapore United or AC Ho Chi Minh City. For some countries it seems to be more important about how they see themselves rather than their geographical location and UEFA is happy to give in if they are rich enough/a large enough potential market.